EDUCATION - what can we do / does technology could help?
The average difference in high school graduation exam pass rates between major urban centers and smaller towns in Poland is over 9 percentage points.
In large cities, up to 32% of parents provide their children with paid tutoring.
The percentage of parents providing tutoring for their children doubled from 14% to 32% under lost 8 years governance.
In 2020, only 10,800 psychologists were employed in approximately 20,000 schools in Poland.
Educational institutions in Poland have limited access to psychologists, especially in smaller cities and rural areas.
In 2020, over 8 million citizens in Poland suffered from mental health issues.About 65% to 85% of school-age children will work in professions that don't yet exist. By 2030, 50% of jobs will be significantly automated.
The number of patients under 18 treated for depressive disorders increased from 5,958 in 2010 to 14,458 in 2019. In 2021, there were 1,496 suicide attempts among children and teenagers in Poland. In 2021, there was a 77% increase in suicide attempts among youth compared to 2020.
About 70% of LGBTQ+ teenagers in Poland experience violence
Polish fifteen-year-olds ranked among the top EU countries in reading comprehension, mathematics, and natural sciences in the PISA 2018 study.
Poland ranks 101st globally in terms of graduate education quality according to the World Economic Forum in 2019.Poland ranks low in the global competitiveness ranking in terms of critical thinking and creativity. 50% of Poles lack basic digital skills.
Physical activity among youth has decreased, with the percentage of teenagers exercising at least four times a week dropping from 40.5% in 2014 to 33.1% in 2018.
Approximately 115,000 students in Poland have special educational needs (SEN).
Over 50% of young Poles learn about climate change from news portals, while only 25% learn about it at school.
On average, Polish students have overloaded encyclopedic content in their core curricula, which causes stress and lack of satisfaction with learning.
Between 2014-2018, Polish children increasingly suffered from health problems such as dental caries.