Labour Migration in the Western Balkans

- 1. Characteristics of Migration – Education levels Education level of the working-age population in OECD countries and at ■Low home ■Medium ■High 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% OECD Home OECD Home OECD Home OECD Home OECD Home OECD Home ALB BIH KOS MKD MNE SRB Note: Data for 2015. Sources: OECD (2016), DIOC; Eurostat (2021), Population by educational attainment level, sex and age (%) [EDAT_LFSE_03]; World Bank and Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (2022) ...But more recent migrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina are less educated than those who arrived earlier. 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% The diaspora of Bosnia and Herzegovina is on average more educated than the working-age population at home... Distribution of education levels among WB6 migrants in OECD countries by duration of stay Low ■Medium ■ High Settled Recent Settled Recent Settled Recent Settled Recent Settled Recent Settled Recent migrants migrants migrants migrants migrants migrants migrants migrants migrants migrants migrants migrants MNE ALB BIH KOS MKD SRB Note: Settled migrants are defined as migrants who arrived prior to 2010. Recent migrants are defined as migrants who arrived in the country of destination between 2010 and 2015. Source: OECD (2016), DIOC 5

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