Unlocking Potential: Enhancing Education Quality in the Western Balkans Based on Insights from the PIRLS 2021 and PISA 2022 Studies. Education Working Paper No. 7
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| Title: | Unlocking Potential: Enhancing Education Quality in the Western Balkans Based on Insights from the PIRLS 2021 and PISA 2022 Studies. Education Working Paper No. 7 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Tigran Shmis, Paul Cahu, Lucia Brajkovic, James Gresham, World Bank |
| Source: | World Bank. 2025. |
| Availability: | World Bank Publications. 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. Tel: 202-458-4500; Fax: 202-552-1500; Web site: http://www.worldbank.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 77 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Elementary Education Elementary Secondary Education Grade 4 Intermediate Grades |
| Descriptors: | Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Educational Improvement, Teaching Methods, School Closing, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Readiness, Academic Achievement, Time Factors (Learning), Achievement Gap, Gender Differences, Outcomes of Education, Grade 4, Elementary School Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Program for International Student Assessment, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
| Abstract: | Western Balkan countries are consistent participants in international learning assessments like the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Progress in International Reading Literacy (PIRLS). This publication provides an analysis of the recently published data of the PISA 2022 and PIRLS 2021 studies. This study identified four key areas where the performance of Western Balkan education systems could be improved. They include (a) duration of learning in schools, (b) teaching practices, (c) school preparedness, and (d) use of smartphones in schools induced by COVID-related school closures that serve as a major distractor from learning. Based on the analysis, the publication provides policy options and recommendations on advancing the education systems of Western Balkan countries to improve learning outcomes that are critically important for the future well-being of students and the economic development of these countries. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED679768 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Western Balkan countries are consistent participants in international learning assessments like the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Progress in International Reading Literacy (PIRLS). This publication provides an analysis of the recently published data of the PISA 2022 and PIRLS 2021 studies. This study identified four key areas where the performance of Western Balkan education systems could be improved. They include (a) duration of learning in schools, (b) teaching practices, (c) school preparedness, and (d) use of smartphones in schools induced by COVID-related school closures that serve as a major distractor from learning. Based on the analysis, the publication provides policy options and recommendations on advancing the education systems of Western Balkan countries to improve learning outcomes that are critically important for the future well-being of students and the economic development of these countries. |
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