This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.
| Type of educational institution in English (and in national language) | ISCED levels provided | Main orientation of the programmes provided | Number of educational institutions | |||
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| Total | Public | Government-dependent private | Private independent | |||
| Nursery schools (Przedszkola) | 0 | (-) | 13 483 | (:) | (:) | (:) |
| Pre-primary education units (Zespoły wychowania przedszkolnego) | 0 | 59 | (:) | (:) | (:) | |
| Pre-primary centres (Punkty przedszkolne) | 0 | (-) | 1 425 | (:) | (:) | (:) |
| Primary schools (Szkoły podstawowe) | 1, 2 | G | 14 205 | 11 995 | 2 210 | (-) |
| Stage I sectoral vocational schools (Branżowe szkoły I stopnia ) |
3 | V | 1 674 | 1 471 | 203 | (-) |
| Stage II sectoral vocational schools (Branżowe szkoły I stopnia ) |
3 | V | 136 | 103 | 33 | (-) |
| General secondary schools (Licea ogólnokształcące) | 3 | G | 3 166 | 2 011 | 1 155 | (-) |
| Technical secondary schools (Technika) |
3 | V | 1 854 | 1 639 | 215 | (-) |
| General art schools leading to professional certification (Ogólnokształcące szkoły artystyczne dające uprawnienia zawodowe) |
3 | V | 126 | 109 | 17 | (-) |
| Post-secondary schools (szkoły policealne) |
4 | V | 1 357 | 255 | 1 102 | (-) |
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Source: Central Statistical Office (Statistics Poland): Education in the 2021/2022 school year (1 October 2023) |
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| G= General | V= Vocational | |||||
| (:) Data not available | (-) Not applicable | |||||
| Terminology The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26) |
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Notes
The educational institutions are counted according to the legal entity approach: one educational institution corresponds to a legal entity.
The number of particular types of ISCED 0 institutions is not published with division into public and non public ones.
Additionally, in 7 605 primary schools there are also pre-primary classes. No division into public and non-public institutions is available.
It is not allowed by legislation to run private independent schools at ISCED 1 and 2 levels.
| Type of educational institution in English (and in national language) | ISCED levels provided | Main orientation of the programmes provided | Number of educational institutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Public | Government-dependent private | Private independent | |||
| Nursery schools (Przedszkola) | 0 | (-) | 329 | (:) | (:) | (:) |
| Primary schools (Szkoły podstawowe) | 1,2 | G | 953 | 757 | 196 | (-) |
| Stage I sectoral vocational schools (Branżowe szkoły I stopnia) |
3 | V | 391 | 367 | 24 | (-) |
| Stage II sectoral vocational schools (Branżowe szkoły II stopnia) |
3 | V | 8 | 8 | 0 | (-) |
| General secondary schools (Licea ogólnokształcące) | 3 | G | 110 | 92 | 18 | (-) |
| Technical secondary schools (Technika) |
3 | V | 34 | 29 | 5 | (-) |
| Special job–training schools (Specjalne szkoły przysposabiające do pracy) |
3 | V | 557 | 467 | 90 | (-) |
| Post-secondary schools (szkoły policealne) |
4 | V | 15 | 14 | 1 | (-) |
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Source: Central Statistical Office (Statistics Poland): Education in the 2021/2022 school year (1 October 2023)
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| G= General | V= Vocational | |||||
| (:) Data not available | (-) Not applicable | |||||
| Terminology The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26). |
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Notes
The educational institutions are counted according to the legal entity approach: one educational institution corresponds to a legal entity.
It is not allowed by legislation to run private independent schools on ISCED 1 and 2 levels.
The number of ISCED 0 institutions is not published with division into public and non public.