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Refugee students from Ukraine in the Polish education system

Report by the Center for Citizenship Education.

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Highlights

According to official statistics from the Polish Ministry of National Education, 5.2 million individuals were enrolled in various educational institutions, both public and non-public, during the 2023/24 school year. This figure includes students from preschool to adult post-secondary schools. Nearly 7% of these students were foreigners from various countries. This report focuses particularly on the 134,000 school-aged children and youth from Ukraine with refugee backgrounds within the Polish education system. The analysis is based on data available from April 2024.

The report “Refugee students from Ukraine in the Polish education system” was prepared by the Center for Citizenship Education in cooperation with the United Nations Children's Fund.

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