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2026-06-22 08:28:00, Sociale CNA

Alarm/AKDF: Children born today are expected to reach only 63% of their economic

Albania is facing significant challenges in human capital development, while the National Agenda for Children's Rights 2027–2030 highlights that children born in the country today are expected to reach only 63% of their productive potential in adulthood.

This means that a child born in Albania today is not yet receiving all the conditions they would need to fully develop their skills and be as productive as possible when they grow up.

The document, published by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, places this indicator below the regional average of 69%, linking the situation to the need for stronger investments in early childhood development, quality education, social protection and welfare.

According to the document, the challenges are also associated with demographic developments in recent years. Census 2023 data show an accelerated population decline, high levels of emigration and widening territorial inequalities, factors that, according to the agenda, directly affect children's access to services and the long-term development of the country.

The Agenda notes that Albania has made progress in strengthening the legal and institutional framework for children's rights, but significant challenges remain in ensuring equal access to quality services, strengthening protection mechanisms, and reducing social and territorial inequalities.

The document also highlights that the European Union's Progress Reports and the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child continue to highlight the need for improvements in education, social protection and institutional coordination.

In the education sector, the agenda notes that Albania continues to face low learning outcomes, digital competences below the European Union average, a shortage of teachers in remote areas, and inequality in access to quality services.

The National Agenda for Children's Rights 2027–2030, put out for consultation, considers human capital development as one of the key elements for the well-being of future generations and for Albania's European integration process. /Monitor