Rozwój szkolnictwa wyższego w województwie łódzkim

The author has presented a historical outline of the development of university level education in the Łodź Voivode-ship, especially during periods of centrally planned economy (1945–1989) and free market economy (since 1990). Numbers of higher education institutions (public and non-public), of students, of graduates and of academic teachers were analysed. Church and military schools were not considered, because data concerning them were not provided, neither by the Statistics Poland nor by the Łodź Voivodeship Statistical Office. The distribution of extraneous university branches (operating outside Łodź City and even outside of the Łodź Voivodeship) was also discussed.