{"id":36366,"date":"2022-05-16T09:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T07:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=36366"},"modified":"2022-05-16T09:51:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T07:51:40","slug":"number-of-graduates-drops-by-2-2-says-expert-while-listing-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/number-of-graduates-drops-by-2-2-says-expert-while-listing-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of graduates drops by 2.2%, says expert while listing causes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to INSTAT, during the 2020-2021 school year, a total of 96 005 students were able to graduate in our country \u2013 a number that is 2.2% lower than the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>This decline in the number of graduates in our country has been noticed at the primary school level as well as the secondary and post-secondary levels, but the highest drop was registered at the primary school level.<\/p>\n<p>During 2020-2021, a total of 32 179 students finished their primary school level successfully \u2013 a number marking a 4.3% decline compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the university degrees chosen by students, the most popular were Business, Administration, and Law, which represent \u00bc of all student graduates.<\/p>\n<p>The second most popular degrees amongst Albanian male students in 2021 were Engineering, Production, and Construction. 18.9% of male graduates chose these fields of study.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, amongst female graduates, the second most popular degree was \u2018Health and Wellness\u2019 with 18.3% of the total graduates.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy president of the Independent Education Union, Isa Halilaj, confirmed that in Elbasan, there are 600 fewer students than last year.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview for Euronews Albania, Halilaj said that the decline in the number of students finishing school is concerning especially in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>Halilaj said that amongst the main reasons for this decline is emigration due to poor living conditions at home, followed by a lower birth rate and school dropouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAround 5 000 students dropped out of school according to the World Banks, mainly from the Roma and Egyptian communities,\u201d \u2013 he said.<\/p>\n<p>The main issue, according to Halilaj, remains to be the quality of education. 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