Map 3.9 Education Index (EI) in counties in 2010
Very high High Medium Low Very low Source: Own study on the basis of the Central Statistical Office and the Central Examination Board data.
Although changes in the value of the Education Index in voivodeships between 2007 and 2010 headed in the same direction and all regions experienced a very high growth in the index level despite major differences in its intensity, the situation of counties is far more complex. First of all, a group a counties where the index decreased can be distinguished. A decrease in the EI took place in 45 counties, with the greatest decrease in the following counties: Sulęcin (-9), Włoszczowa (-8.8), Jelenia Góra (-7.4), Goleniów (-5.5), Płońsk (-4.4), Pińczów (-4.4), Starachowice (-4.,0), Lubań (-3.9). Counties experiencing a decrease or stagnation of the index value (range from -9 to 0.3) are densely concentrated in the middle and Western part of the Świętokrzyskie voivodeship. The highest growth dynamics can be observed for land counties located in the vicinity of large urban areas (i.e. Bydgoszcz, Białystok, Siedlce, Cracow).
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