UNICEF: Almost Half of the Youth in Bulgaria do not have Basic Skills for Secondary Education
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- 22 Sep 2022
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Almost three-quarters of young people aged between 15 and 24 in the 92 countries for which data are available fail to acquire the skills they need for work. This is according to data from a new report published on July 13 by the Commission for Education and UNICEF and supported by the global initiative "Generation Unlimited". The report, titled: "Recovering Learning: Are children and youth on track in skills development?", includes analyzes of skill development in early childhood as well as among elementary school-aged children and youth.
In Bulgaria, nearly half (47.9%) of young people between the ages of 15 and 24, or 315,149, do not have the basic skills they need for secondary education. This is shown by data from the international assessment PISA and TIMSS and calculations for children who are not in school. And 44.5% of the same age group, or 292,287, do not have the increasingly necessary digital skills in today's world, according to UNICEF.
"Digital skills" refers to the ability to understand and use technology and is measured by the proportion of young people who can perform basic activities on a computer, for example: copy or move a file or folder, copy and paste functions to duplicate or move of information in a document, sending emails with attachments and transferring files between devices
Basic literacy and numeracy; soft skills, including life skills and social-emotional skills; the digital skills that enable people to use and understand technology; occupation-specific skills that support the transition to employment; and entrepreneurial skills are essential to children's prosperity.
These skills are also critical to the development of societies and economies. Read More...
