The government failed with education, the lack of investment is hitting the economy and alienating Albanians

A government's investment in education is considered essential, as it reduces poverty, promotes economic growth, increases a country's GDP, creates employment opportunities and improves overall health.

Countries that have developed quickly, such as South Korea, Estonia, Ireland, Iceland, etc., have one thing in common, investment in human capital, for which they have followed an efficient strategy in education.

Education and its alignment with development strategies is the key to sustainable development.

Albania, instead of taking steps forward, has unfortunately moved behind.

In the last five years, investments in education have marked a systematic decline in relation to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), reaching 2.9% of GDP from 3.3% in 2020, according to official data from INSTAT.

This figure is much lower than the average of the European Union, which exceeds 5% of GDP, but also in relation to the region, which fluctuates at 4%.

The consequences are already clearly visible. The education sector has begun to reflect the results of wrong policies with human resources, with financing and with development strategies.

In the last decade, education has been so neglected that students' skills are rapidly declining.

The latest results of PISA, an international student assessment test, an international worldwide survey conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in member and non-member countries to assess student performance in mathematics, science and reading, were more than disappointing, both in mathematics and in literature.

Albania recorded the biggest drop in results with itself in the entire history of PISA.

Recently, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) assessed that Albania has made moderate progress towards achieving the objectives of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030.

While in some objectives, Albania has made poor progress or has remained in place, the education sector has a strong deterioration.

An educated society is the basis for sustainable development in the future, so the decline in the level of education in the country is a bad omen for all areas of social and economic development in the future.

The poor results of the country in education passed in silence, but a series of teachers and experts, who practice the profession in pre-university education, admit that the results have fallen, giving the reasons.

Curriculum change, incorrect use of technology, lack of motivation for teachers, the decline in the professional level of teachers, fictitious grades and the mindset among parents and students that school does not make you successful, are some of the causes of poor results.

Experts announce that the results have worsened, as the level of new teachers is weaker. The low funding for education and especially the low salaries of teachers are leading more and more students, weak students, to the branches of teaching, putting into question the quality of education in the future.

The official results of admission to faculties in the academic year 2023-2024 showed that, in the department of literature, the average admission of students was 6, while the departments of mathematics and physics are in danger of being closed.

Alarming is the decline in the number of students, which has suffered a 30% reduction between 2011 and 2023, as a result of high emigration and the aging of the population.

The lack of quality education is one of the reasons that encourages middle-class families with small children to emigrate abroad.

If a country expects overall progress and development, education must be given prime importance.

Education is the backbone of any country, it plays a crucial role in technological developments and provides skills, values ​​and knowledge. Proper education lowers crime, poverty, unemployment, disease, etc. rates in the country.

Moreover, education is essential for peace and prosperity. The governments of every country are clear that they must put emphasis on education.

As our education continues to degrade, our governments do not seem to have prioritized working on the education of future generations. Her grade in education is outstanding. Govt sit down: 4!/ Monitor.al