Key figures, school and academic year 2018/2019 Preschool institutions: nursery schools, preschool units and centres, and preschool classes in primary schools
Schools at all levels, incl. schools for adults
Higher education institutions
22,157
25,895
392
incl. 7,191 public and 5,344 non-public nursery schools
incl. 20,494 public and 5,401 non-public schools
incl. 130 public and 262 non-public higher education institutions
Pupils in preschool institutions
Pupils and learners in schools at all levels, incl. schools for adults
Teachers in preschool institutions and schools at all levels, incl. schools for adults
The System of Education in Poland 2020
1,392,920 4,893,386
702,595
incl. 4,380,404 (89.5%) in public schools and 512,982 (10.5%) in non-public schools
(701,840 full-time equivalents)
Students in first-, second- and long-cycle programmes
Students in third-cycle programmes
Academic teachers in HEIs
1,230,254
39,269
93,139
incl. 901,801 (73.3%) in public higher education institutions and 328,453 (26.7%) in non-public higher education institutions
incl. 36,346 (92.6%) in public higher education institutions and 2,923 (7.4%) in non-public higher education institutions
incl. 82,759 (88.9%) in public higher education institutions and 10,380 (11.1%) in non-public higher education institutions
For sources of statistical data, see ‘Data Sources’ at the end of the publication. 6
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