**🇵🇱 Poland's Education System: PISA Success to Crisis | Why Europe's Academic Star Is Under Threat**br br Poland's education system is a paradox. Its rise in PISA rankings (due to the **1999 Reforms** and the **Gimnazjum**) made it an academic star, but now it faces a severe systemic crisis.br br We analyze:br 1. **Political Instability:** The **2017 Counter-Reform** disrupted the successful structure.br 2. **Teacher Shortage:** Over 25,000 vacancies driven by critically low pay.br 3. **Social Mobility Ceiling:** High-achieving graduates are blocked by the crippling **Housing Crisis**.br 4. **EU Influence:** How **Erasmus+** and VET modernization force standards up.br br This is the full story of how Poland fights to secure its knowledge economy future against domestic political and economic pressure.