Albanian adults, the most uninterested in training in the world

2025-01-27 08:50:00, Ekonomi CNA

The technological revolution requires that the workforce above school age must be trained and equipped with knowledge in order to adapt to the needs of the labor market.

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in its Global Education Monitoring Report noted that Albanian adults had the lowest participation in training in the group of upper-middle-income countries, but also in the group of 120 countries that were studied.

As seen in the graph below, only 3% of Albanian adults aged 25-54 participate in training, ranking last alongside Thailand and Mongolia among the 30 countries classified in the middle-income group.

This low participation in the future becomes an obstacle to increasing labor productivity and to overcoming to another economic level.

Of the countries in the same group, Belarus had the highest participation in professional development training with around 18%, followed by Tajikistan with 14%.

In today's rapidly technologically advanced economies, knowledge and skills can quickly become outdated and do not respond to the needs of the labor market.

Lifelong learning is becoming increasingly essential for market integration. UNESCO collected data from 120 countries around the world to compare adult participation in training and education and found that Albania ranks at the bottom for low levels of post-school training.

In comparing data, UNESCO found that participation in education and training is low globally. In about 30 countries, less than 5% of adults are in training, and in 13 countries, about 10% of adults are in further professional development.

Among the lowest-income countries, Bolivia, Madagascar, Nigeria and Timor-Leste stand out for having over 5% of their adult population trained.

Among upper-middle-income countries, only Belarus and Tuvalu exceed the 10% threshold. The highest participation rates in vocational training and education are observed in Nordic countries such as Denmark (20%), Finland (22%), Norway (24%), Sweden (25%) and Iceland (30%).

However, even within the high-income group, 16 countries report participation rates below 5%.

UNESCO estimates that other factors, besides a country's average income level, that can influence participation in education and training are national policies and cultural attitudes towards education.

For example, in the Nordic countries, a combination of cultural norms, state policies, and flexible learning opportunities have contributed to high rates of adult participation in education./ Monitor Magazine