Education in Kraków, Poland: official figures

Preschool enrolment in Kraków stood at 989 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 Kraków?

In 2025, 388 of every 1,000 children under three in Kraków 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 Kraków?

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

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

How much does Kraków spend on education?

In 2025, the city of Kraków spent PLN 4,572 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 Kraków?

67% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2024 (667 per 1,000).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many students are there in Kraków?

96,408 students were enrolled in higher education in Kraków in 2018, 125 for every 1,000 residents.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More figures

Preschool enrolment per 1,000 children aged 3 to 5 in Kraków went from 975 in 2015 to 989 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
City education spending per resident in Kraków rose 213% from PLN 1,461 in 2015 to PLN 4,572 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
72% of people in Kraków were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Kraków compares with other cities in Poland

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

Kraków ranks 3 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Children in preschool per 1,000 aged 3-5
1	Bydgoszcz	1,021
2	Lublin	1,002
3	Kraków	989
4	Lódz	982
5	Wroclaw	974
6	Szczecin	973
7	Warszawa	969

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

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

Kraków ranks 1 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Children in nurseries and clubs per 1,000 under 3
1	Kraków	388
2	Lublin	365
3	Wroclaw	352
4	Szczecin	342
5	Bydgoszcz	341
6	Poznan	311
7	Warszawa	296

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Municipal education spending per resident (PLN) (2025)

Kraków ranks 5 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Municipal education spending per resident (PLN)
2	Wroclaw	PLN 4,866
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

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2018)

Kraków ranks 3 of 26, highest first.

Rank	City	Higher education students per 1,000 residents
1	Rzeszów	145
2	Poznan	139
3	Kraków	125
4	Lublin	124
5	Katowice	116
6	Opole	105
7	Warszawa	104

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Kraków ranks 12 of 30, highest first.

Rank	City	Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000
9	Dabrowa Górnicza	679
10	Olsztyn	678
11	Tychy	670
12	Kraków	667
13	Torun	662
14	Bydgoszcz	659
15	Lublin	656

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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