GAP Institute: Number of primary and high school students decline

According to these statistics, the largest decline in the number of students is in the municipalities of Kamenica and Junik.

The number of students in primary and high schools at the country level has gone steadily down. Compared to the 2008/2009 school year, in the 2021/22 school year, 134,366 fewer students, or a 30.3% drop. The biggest declines in the number of students are in the municipalities of Kamenica and Junik (-53%), Rahoveci, Dragas and Vitia (-45%), and Gjilan and Suhareka (-41%)”, the GAP report said.

Meanwhile, the report's summary reportedly has remained almost the same since the 2013/2014 school year.

The number of education personnel, including teachers, administrative personnel and relief personnel, has remained almost the same since the 2013/2014 school year, when August published detailed data on this category. Compared to the 2013/2014 school year, in the 2021/2022 school year, the number of teachers has dropped by -1%, the number of aid personnel has increased by 6%, while the number of administrative personnel has dropped to -3%”, the report says.