Produktywność polskiego szkolnictwa średniego
Productivity of Polish secondary education

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The article’s aim is to identify the differences in the passing of the matura exams in townsand villages of individual provinces, as well as the differences in the educational productivity of generalsecondary schools and vocational schools.Research method – Using econometric techniques, the variables of the quality of education wereassessed in the years 2011–2018. To measure the change in productivity over time and the impact ofresources on secondary education in Poland, the Malmquist Total Productivity Index was calculatedalong with its decomposition.Results – The presented research shows that the analysis of the spatial differentiation of educationalachievements can provide important information about the functioning of education, as well as aboutthe connection of education with other cultural processes and socio-economic development. It alsoindicates the important role of technology in rural education. The influence of technological systems isespecially visible in vocational schools in rural areas, where the productivity of education is the highest.Technology played a slightly less important role in high schools in urban areas.Originality /value / implications /recommendations – The results of the research can be helpful as regardsthe challenge faced by educators of rural areas.

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