Nierówności edukacyjne jako problem społeczny w społeczeństwach posttransformacyjnych

The article presents results of the research on educational inequalities in Poland, Ukraine and Hungary. The research was conducted with the use of the survey method and the auditorium questionnaire technique. The research sample was chosen using the quota sampling method. Secondary school-leavers were the respondents. 1232 students were researched in Poland, 392 in Ukraine and 359 in Hungary. The results of the research have shown that educational inequalities perceived as a relation between socio-economic status and educational aspirations and school achievements are present in all the researched countries. The conducted analyses have shown that high educational aspirations and high school achievements are in correlation with higher status and cultural and economic capital as well as sex.