C26 Which of these competences/skills did you need to advance for your job or to increase your employment prospects?
Economy Interpersonal and communication skills Foreign language skills Digital/ICT competences (online marketing, online banking, programming languages, etc.) Special skills related to green technologies Skills received through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education Leadership skills My job did not require me to acquire new skills
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region 32 30 30 11 14 9 34
Albania 36 22 30 11 18 6 39
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
25 23 22 7 16 14 37
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 44 62 59 34 7 3 4
North Macedonia 30 23 28 6 13 14 36
Montenegro 29 23 18 4 15 10 45
Serbia 25 21 20 4 14 12 44

 

E39a Which of these competences did you need to learn or advance?
Economy I had to advance my communication skills in my mother tongue (e.g. writing, speaking and presenting in public, communica; Digital/ICT competences My foreign language skills Digital/ICT competences Mathematical, numerical or technological skills (e.g. numerical data analysis, use of new technologies or equipment) I had to learn how to turn ideas into action through creativity, innovation and risk taking I had to learn how to effectively manage my own learning to keep up with my job I had to learn how to work in a diverse environment with different cultures and understandings
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region 25 37 37 15 24 26 17
Albania 26 37 36 3 24 39 18
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
32 21 29 15 25 22 19
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 26 63 37 19 17 17 16
North Macedonia 22 28 40 12 25 33 22
Montenegro 21 22 39 11 30 30 15
Serbia 19 16 44 21 35 32 13
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region 25 23 39 17 18 22 22
Albania 26 25 40 19 12 22 20
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
26 18 39 7 22 21 15
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 33 28 21 15 8 18 30
North Macedonia 16 20 41 15 20 27 30
Montenegro 26 21 49 19 25 19 16
Serbia 21 23 43 25 26 24 18
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region 23 34 32 13 20 25 17
Albania 13 33 26 21 22 37 23
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
23 33 36 12 25 22 14
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 15 35 16 14 12 41 20
North Macedonia 17 31 33 12 23 31 22
Montenegro 38 50 30 4 16 11 9
Serbia 23 17 47 19 27 18 16
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region 21 30 28 10 24 26 19
Albania 24 42 16 6 20 27 14
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
30 18 32 13 27 27 10
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 19 39 24 8 21 28 21
North Macedonia 17 22 40 9 32 32 18
Montenegro 28 22 36 14 24 19 12
Serbia 12 29 24 10 23 25 31
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region 19 26 38 11 21 29 19
Albania 18 34 29 16 17 32 17
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
19 23 49 8 14 20 18
Croatia n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Kosovo* 19 28 23 7 26 40 34
North Macedonia 16 30 40 13 22 24 22
Montenegro 62 57 33 2 12 11 4
Serbia 14 14 42 10 27 32 17