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Yugoslavia Higher Education
Yugoslavia also made significant progress in university
education in the postwar period. Until 1987 the system was
available to all who could qualify. At that time, however, fiscal
problems caused a cut in student acceptance by 7 percent, and
course offerings were cut. The number of universities, art
academies, and advanced vocational schools rose from 26 in 1939
to 322 in 1987, and the number of students attending them
increased from 20,000 to 347,000 in the same period. Higher
education in Yugoslavia also faced serious problems at the
beginning of the 1990s. University dropout rates were high, and
students who remained in school took an average of seven years to
complete a four-year degree and five years to finish a two-year
program. High tuition and living expenses made it difficult for
many students to attend full-time, and put university education
beyond the reach of other Yugoslav families.
Data as of December 1990
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