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Eurostat: Albania provided 10 times less funding for scientific research than Serbia

Politiko 2024-08-08 10:22:07

Eurostat: Albania provided 10 times less funding for scientific research than

In 2022, the governments of the European Union countries spent an average of 257.6 euros per inhabitant from their public funds on scientific research. In poorer countries, the figure is lower.

For example, the government of Serbia spent in 2022, about 34.4 euros per capita on scientific research, while the Turkish government spent 36.5 euros per capita. But there is a country in Europe where the situation is dramatic. This is Edi Rama's Albania.

According to Eurostat, the budget expenditures of the Albanian government for scientific research in 2022 were only 3.6 euros per capita. Fully 72 times less than the average of EU governments and 10 times less than similar countries such as Serbia or Turkey.

The Albanian government and knowledge seem to be two incompatible things. The results of this problematic relationship have already begun to appear strongly even in international tests. A few weeks ago, the Pisa test ranked Albania last in the world for creative thinking. While the classification of the country worsens year after year even in other more complete rankings of the education system.

But as Albania competes with itself for negative records, the government does not seem to be concerned at all about the collapse of the education system. The public budget for education and science are the clearest evidence./ Kapitali.al

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