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Statistics on educational institutions

Poland

2.Organisation and governance

2.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 17 July 2023

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.

 

Statistics on educational institutions providing regular education

Type of educational institution in English (and in national language)

ISCED levels providedMain orientation of the programmes provided​Number of educational institutions
   

Total

        Public   Government-dependent privatePrivate independent
Nursery schools (Przedszkola)0(-)13 214(:)(:)(:)
Pre-primary education units (Zespoły wychowania przedszkolnego)0(-)63(:)(:)(:)
Pre-primary centres (Punkty przedszkolne)0(-)

1 472

(:)(:)(:)
Primary schools (Szkoły podstawowe)1, 2G

14 219

12 098

2 121

(-)
Stage I sectoral vocational schools (Branżowe szkoły I stopnia )3V

1 668

1 470

198(-)
Stage II sectoral vocational schools (Branżowe szkoły I stopnia )3V

82

66

16(-)
General secondary schools (Licea ogólnokształcące)3G

2 319

1 753

566(-)
Technical secondary schools (Technika)3V

1 864

1 651

213(-)
General art schools leading to professional certification (Ogólnokształcące szkoły artystyczne dające uprawnienia zawodowe)3V12610917(-)
Post-secondary schools (szkoły policealne)4V1468

263

1 205(-)

Source:

Statistics Poland (Głowny Urząd Statystyczny): Education in the 2020/2021 school year (Oświata i wychowaniew roku szkolnym 2020/2021) (29/10/2022)

ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education

G= GeneralV= 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)

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.

 

 

 

Statistics on separate educational institutions providing special needs education

 

Type of educational institution in English (and in national language)

ISCED levels providedMain orientation of the programmes provided​Number of educational institutions
   

Total

        Public   Government-dependent privatePrivate independent
Nursery schools (Przedszkola)0(-)318(:)(:)(:)
Primary schools (Szkoły podstawowe)1,2G953757196(-)
Stage I sectoral vocational schools (Branżowe szkoły I stopnia )3V39136724(-)
General secondary schools (Licea ogólnokształcące)3G1109515(-)
Technical secondary schools (Technika)3V36315(-)
Special job–training schools (Specjalne szkoły przysposabiające do pracy)3V55046684(-)
Post-secondary schools (szkoły policealne)4V16151(-)

Source:

Statistics Poland (Głowny Urząd Statystyczny): Education in the 2020/2021 school year (Oświata i wychowaniew roku szkolnym 2020/2021) (29/10/2022)

ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education

 

G= GeneralV= 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).

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.