Education in Gdansk, Poland: official figures

Preschool enrolment in Gdańsk stood at 918 children per 1,000 aged 3 to 5 in 2025 (Poland: 950); figures above 1,000 mean children from neighbouring areas attend there.

How many nursery places are there in Gdańsk?

In 2025, 276 of every 1,000 children under three in Gdańsk were in a nursery or children's club, compared with 238 in Poland.

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

How big are school classes in Gdańsk?

Primary schools in Gdańsk had an average of 20 pupils per class in 2025; the Polish average was 18.

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

How much does Gdańsk spend on education?

In 2025, the city of Gdańsk spent PLN 4,485 per resident on schools and preschools (budget section 801), against a Polish average of PLN 3,624.

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

How many young children are in childcare in Gdansk?

57% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2024 (566 per 1,000).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many students are there in Gdansk?

47,080 students were enrolled in higher education in Gdansk in 2018, 101 for every 1,000 residents.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More figures

Preschool enrolment per 1,000 children aged 3 to 5 in Gdańsk went from 897 in 2015 to 918 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
City education spending per resident in Gdańsk rose 188% from PLN 1,559 in 2015 to PLN 4,485 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
70% of people in Gdansk were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Gdansk compares with other cities in Poland

Children in preschool per 1,000 aged 3-5 (2025)

Gdansk ranks 9 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Children in preschool per 1,000 aged 3-5
3	Kraków	989
4	Lódz	982
5	Wroclaw	974
6	Szczecin	973
7	Warszawa	969
8	Poznan	955
9	Gdansk	918

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Children in nurseries and clubs per 1,000 under 3 (2025)

Gdansk ranks 8 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Children in nurseries and clubs per 1,000 under 3
3	Wroclaw	352
4	Szczecin	342
5	Bydgoszcz	341
6	Poznan	311
7	Warszawa	296
8	Gdansk	276
9	Lódz	253

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Municipal education spending per resident (PLN) (2025)

Gdansk ranks 6 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Municipal education spending per resident (PLN)
3	Poznan	PLN 4,808
4	Lublin	PLN 4,744
5	Kraków	PLN 4,572
6	Gdansk	PLN 4,485
7	Bydgoszcz	PLN 3,877
8	Szczecin	PLN 3,811
9	Lódz	PLN 3,593

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2018)

Gdansk ranks 8 of 26, highest first.

Rank	City	Higher education students per 1,000 residents
5	Katowice	116
6	Opole	105
7	Warszawa	104
8	Gdansk	101
9	Torun	95
10	Gliwice	88
11	Olsztyn	85

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2024)

Gdansk ranks 26 of 30, highest first.

Rank	City	Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000
23	Gdynia	579
24	Zabrze	574
25	Chorzów	573
26	Gdansk	566
27	Rybnik	555
28	Czestochowa	546
29	Ruda Slaska	538

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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Sources

Statistics Poland (GUS): Bank Danych Lokalnych (Local Data Bank) API v1: the same 31 indicators for the nine largest cities with powiat rights (Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin) and Poland, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a77d04796cc4…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)

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