TIRANA, November 16– 500 fewer students sat in the auditoriums this year compared to the previous year. This low number of them risks the closure of some branches in universities. The reasons are many, starting from migration to the economic impossibility to pursue studies.
Young people with higher education, unemployed have had a slight decrease according to INSTAT figures in the second quarter of 2023. From 9.8% in the second quarter of the current year with an annual decrease of 0.7%. The lack of securing a job after completing studies is another factor that keeps young people away from university.
The main priorities of the Ministry of Education and Sports continue to be the increase in the number of students attending higher education, from 24,123 students in 2023, to 28,000 students in 2026.
According to INSTAT and EUROSTAT data, young Albanians rank third from the bottom for the share of young people with higher education, after Romanian young people, with 23%, Italians with 28%. Experts raise the alarm that if these rates continue, very soon Albania will return to a country where it is easier to find work than qualified people.
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