Belarusian students at Polish schools up 73 percent

January 24, BPN. The number of students from Belarus at Polish schools has increased by over 73 percent from September 2021, the Belarusy v Polshe Telegram channel reports, citing the education ministry’s data.

The number of Belarusian children in Polish schools exceeded 26,000 in January 2023, it said.

The figure is on the rise mainly in big cities. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the number of Belarusian students has increased from 984 to 3,148 at Warsaw’s schools, and from 340 to 1,157 at Kraków’s schools.