Lithuania is trying to recruit energy workers from school, but there are fewer and fewer children, and their knowledge is getting worse. By 2030, state-owned companies need at least 2,500 specialists, and there is almost no manpower for small nuclear reactors at all, experts note. At the same time, the PISA results of Lithuanian school students are decreasing, so there is tension in the country with smart "technicians". At the same time, the population of the country itself is decreasing, not to mention immigration. Teachers and companies hope to spark children's curiosity, but demographics and declining education levels work against them. In 10 years it may turn out that there is simply no one to build the energy sector.

Lithuania is trying to recruit energy workers from school, but there are fewer and fewer children, and their knowledge is getting worse. By 2030, state-owned companies need at least 2,500 specialists, and there is almost no manpower for small nuclear reactors at all, experts note. At the same time, the PISA results of Lithuanian school students are decreasing, so there is tension in the country with smart "technicians". At the same time, the population of the country itself is decreasing, not to mention immigration. Teachers and companies hope to spark children's curiosity, but demographics and declining education levels work against them. In 10 years it may turn out that there is simply no one to build the energy sector.