Employment by Education Level and Workforce Quality in Kosovo (2024). Below is the SEO content plan and article draft No. 21, based on ASK (Kosovo Agency of Statistics) data.
Kosovo's labour market possesses a personnel pool with increasingly rising education levels, capable of supporting service exports and technology investments. According to ASK 2024 data, approximately 130,000 of the 414,493 total employed persons hold tertiary (university) degrees. The tertiary graduates' employment rate of 72.1% and unemployment declining to 6.5% in this group demonstrate Kosovo's integration into the knowledge-based economy. For foreign companies planning BPO, call centre, software, and digital service investments, this "white-collar" group offers a scalable, foreign language-oriented potential. Creating HR policies supported by professional development and benefits packages is critically important for attracting the right talents during company establishment.
ASK's 2012-2024 "Employment and Employment Rate by Education Level" datasets reveal: Employment Volume by Education Level: As of 2024: Tertiary graduates 130,450; Secondary gymnasium graduates 150,228; Secondary vocational graduates 87,645; Primary graduates 45,177. Tertiary Employment Rate: Primary graduates' employment rate is only 13.9%, vocational secondary at 46.6%, while tertiary graduates reach 72.1% (80.3% for men, 64.2% for women). Unemployment Rates by Education: General secondary graduates' unemployment is 8.7%, vocational secondary 13.0%, while tertiary graduates' rate has declined to 6.5% (5.5% for men, 7.6% for women). Qualified Female Employment: The tertiary category is where female employment in Kosovo most closely approaches male rates. Of the 130,450 university graduates employed, 59,278 (45.4%) are women. (Note: The sources do not contain breakdowns by university department or field of graduation.)
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