The average score of Polish students in terms of reading comprehension was 489 points in 2022. In maths, Polish 15-year-olds scored 489 points, 17 points higher than the OECD average. In the natural sciences, Polish students achieved an average score of 499 points, which places them in sixth place among the European Union countries.
Examinations in primary school
Primary school students take an exam at the end of the eighth grade. The eighth-grade exam is a mandatory exam, which means that every student must take it to graduate from school. There is no specified minimum score that a student should obtain, so the eighth-grade exam cannot be failed.
The eighth-grade examination is carried out in written form. Students take the exam in three compulsory subjects, i.e., Polish language, mathematics, and a foreign language of their choice. A student may choose only the language that is taught at school as part of compulsory education classes. In 2023, primary school students in Poland had the best results in exams in the French language.
High school graduation exam (Matura)
The Matura exam is taken at the end of general secondary and technical secondary school and its result is a prerequisite for further education.
In 2023, over 214 thousand graduates of secondary schools passed the Matura exams. The most popular foreign language was English, passed by 98 percent of students. English and mathematics were the most popular subjects at an extended level. The exam pass rate amounted to 91 percent, which was 13 percentage points higher than in the previous school year.
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results in Poland from 2006 to 2022, by category
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial survey of 15-year-old students that assesses the extent to which they have acquired the key knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society. The assessment focuses on proficiency in reading, mathematics, science and an innovative domain (in 2018, the innovative domain was global competence), and on students’ well-being.
Some 600 000 students completed the assessment in 2018, representing about 32 million 15-year-olds in the schools of the 79 participating countries and economies.
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