TIRANA, Nov 9 /ATA/ – Albanian government plans again to increase its spending on education to around 42.5 billion lek, up by 9 percent in 2020. Education is a priority sector and the government projects to increase its spending on education by 3.3 billion lek compared with 2019.
The 2020 state budget for the Ministry of Education is estimated at around 42.5 billion lek, up by 9%.
High priority will be attached to the higher education system in particular. According to the 2020 state draft budget projections, investment in the country’s higher education will double to over 750 million lek during period between 2020-2022, from 340.5 million lek in 2019.
The increased state budget provides continued support for students as part of the government’s commitments under the Pact for University.
The 2020 state draft budget also provides for the free textbooks for around 230,000 to 250,000 schoolchildren with an estimated financial effect of over 500 million lek per year.
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