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mon in other areas, and small improvements in the educational composi-
tion. Even moderate development of tourism in the Park in the 1980s had
little effect on education level; its small improvements were part of gener-
al social development.
Tab. 5 Education composition of the Mljet population aged 15 and above, in 1961, 1991,
and 2011
Year Unfinished Primary Secondary Tertiary Education
primary education education education index
1961 education
1991 88.4 7.2 4.3 0.1 0.0
2011 52.2 22.7 20.3 4.9 1.9
11.7 27.3 49.4 11.6 49.0
Sources: FBS (1965); CBS (1994; 2013)
Since the island had only an elementary school, those who had wanted
to continue their education had to go to Dubrovnik or other cities and rare-
ly returned to live on the island later, as there were no jobs for them out-
side of agriculture and poorly-developed tourism. On the other hand, de-
veloping a complex tourism supply, based on several types of tourism in as
long a period as possible during the year, was not possible without a criti-
cal mass of highly-educated people. In the same period, southern Dalmatia
experienced a strong economic transformation and tourism development,
followed by large improvements in education levels. In 1991, the education-
al index reached 18.1, with 25.1% of the population with no education, 32.5%
with a primary-level education, 41.4% with a secondary-level education,
and 11.0% with a tertiary-level education (CBS, 1994).
Data in 2011 revealed that the education level on Mljet has greatly im-
proved (educational index 49.0), mostly due to the declining share of peo-
ple with no education (12%—in older age groups) and the growing share of
people with secondary-level education (49%) (Tab. 5). Despite stimulating
higher education, increases in the share of well-educated people is still be-
low expectations (12%). Many young people decide not to study, since they
find secondary-level education sufficient to work in tourism, while those
who have studied rarely return due to the lack of jobs that require a univer-
sity degree. Despite the improvements, Mljet still has one of the least-ed-
ucated populations in southern Dalmatia, with an average educational in-
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mon in other areas, and small improvements in the educational composi-
tion. Even moderate development of tourism in the Park in the 1980s had
little effect on education level; its small improvements were part of gener-
al social development.
Tab. 5 Education composition of the Mljet population aged 15 and above, in 1961, 1991,
and 2011
Year Unfinished Primary Secondary Tertiary Education
primary education education education index
1961 education
1991 88.4 7.2 4.3 0.1 0.0
2011 52.2 22.7 20.3 4.9 1.9
11.7 27.3 49.4 11.6 49.0
Sources: FBS (1965); CBS (1994; 2013)
Since the island had only an elementary school, those who had wanted
to continue their education had to go to Dubrovnik or other cities and rare-
ly returned to live on the island later, as there were no jobs for them out-
side of agriculture and poorly-developed tourism. On the other hand, de-
veloping a complex tourism supply, based on several types of tourism in as
long a period as possible during the year, was not possible without a criti-
cal mass of highly-educated people. In the same period, southern Dalmatia
experienced a strong economic transformation and tourism development,
followed by large improvements in education levels. In 1991, the education-
al index reached 18.1, with 25.1% of the population with no education, 32.5%
with a primary-level education, 41.4% with a secondary-level education,
and 11.0% with a tertiary-level education (CBS, 1994).
Data in 2011 revealed that the education level on Mljet has greatly im-
proved (educational index 49.0), mostly due to the declining share of peo-
ple with no education (12%—in older age groups) and the growing share of
people with secondary-level education (49%) (Tab. 5). Despite stimulating
higher education, increases in the share of well-educated people is still be-
low expectations (12%). Many young people decide not to study, since they
find secondary-level education sufficient to work in tourism, while those
who have studied rarely return due to the lack of jobs that require a univer-
sity degree. Despite the improvements, Mljet still has one of the least-ed-
ucated populations in southern Dalmatia, with an average educational in-
90
