E36 If you could choose, would you prefer to work in the public (public administration and public companies) or private sector?
Economy Public sector Public companies Private sector No preference DK/refuse
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region 28 23 15 29 4
Albania 27 19 23 25 6
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 33 29 11 24 4
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 24 12 17 42 5
North Macedonia 29 18 17 34 3
Montenegro 27 28 8 31 6
Serbia 30 33 15 19 3
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region 33 20 13 30 4
Albania 38 9 22 30 2
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 31 30 10 26 5
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 34 4 6 48 9
North Macedonia 39 15 11 31 4
Montenegro 31 27 18 21 3
Serbia 27 35 11 25 3
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region 34 24 12 28 3
Albania 30 20 22 26 3
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 40 27 8 21 3
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 46 13 7 31 3
North Macedonia 29 18 14 36 4
Montenegro 32 37 9 21 1
Serbia 26 28 11 32 3
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region 43 33 14   11
Albania 44 21 28   8
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 36 41 9   14
Croatia n/a n/a n/a   n/a
Kosovo* 56 28 6   10
North Macedonia 38 35 13   13
Montenegro 41 43 7   8
Serbia 43 28 20   9
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region 42 32 16   10
Albania 43 22 28   7
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 40 41 14   6
Croatia n/a n/a n/a   n/a
Kosovo* 62 15 12   11
North Macedonia 46 23 19   12
Montenegro 49 35 10   5
Serbia 37 37 13   13
Balkan Barometer 2017
Region 43 33 15   9
Albania 41 21 34   4
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 39 42 9   10
Croatia 43 36 16   5
Kosovo* 75 15 2   8
North Macedonia 46 33 16   6
Montenegro 42 38 12   9
Serbia 40 34 13   13
Balkan Barometer 2016
Region 79   14   7
Albania 75   23   3
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 82   11   7
Croatia 78   17   5
Kosovo* 87   10   3
North Macedonia 78   18   4
Montenegro 77   20   3
Serbia 79   9   12
Balkan Barometer 2015
Region 79   16   5
Albania 74   26   0
Bosnia and
Herzegovina		 88   9   3
Croatia 74   20   6
Kosovo* 89   8   3
North Macedonia 73   20   7
Montenegro 73   23   4
Serbia 80   13   7