Poland

In brief

Higher education enrolment: 80.9% (2024). World rank 24 of 155 (1 = best); in Europe, 14 of 44. Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 6 (2022). World rank 16 of 150 (1 = best); in Europe, 10 of 40. Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 2 (2023). World rank 3 of 194 (1 = best); in Europe, 3 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 99.6% → 105%, secondary school enrolment 110% → 108%, and higher education enrolment 70.2% → 80.9%. Better than all its neighbours (Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine): secondary school enrolment and adults who use tobacco. Worse than all its neighbours (Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine): access to safe drinking water, diabetes prevalence, and overweight adults.