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The English educat onal system is the contrasts with the 52.6% it represented in
only one in which the number of students 1991. For its part, the number of students
increased, reaching 1% of the total. in the French educational system also fell
(-1.8%); as a result, its share of the total school
population shrank four tenths to 31.7%. Finally,
note that the English educational system, which started to operate in the 2018-2019 academic
year, has continued to attract new students, with a 31.8% increase, raising its share of the total to
1% of the total school population.

3.2. University population

At the time of preparing this report there are no data about the university population of Andorra.
There are data from the University of Andorra (UdA) for the 2021-2022 academic year that show
a notable increase in students in formal training, which passed the figure of 600 for the first time.

Specifically, the 2021-2022 academic year The University of Andorra crossed
started with 629 students, a figure that is 15% the threshold of 600 students in
higher than the previous year, when it was
547. This increase is due to the nearly 240 formal training for the f rst t me.
new students who registered on some of the
15 formal training programmes offered by the UdA. The numbers of students grew in most of
the programmes, especially law and education. Moreover, during the 2021-2022 academic year,
1,194 students registered on the 98 continuous training programmes.

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V. Activity and demand

1. Developments in economic activity in 2021

After activity in 2020 was deeply affected by In 2021, the Andorran economy
The Andorran economy: general developments | V. Activity and demand
the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures started a strong recovery, though
restricting movement and social activity, the
Andorran economic context in 2021 visibly unevenly by sectors.
improved, despite the successive waves of the
pandemic which continued to influence economic progress.

The increase in infections at the start of the year led to heavy restrictions on international
movement between countries, which beleaguered the tourism sector during the skiing season.
From the summer, in a context of better control of the epidemic and easing of restrictions,
the demand for tourism reactivated, especially proximity tourism, and contributed to a gradual
improvement in business that also extended to the branches most affected by COVID-19, such
as commerce and hotels and catering. This improvement in economic activity, which was quite
strong in comparison with 2020, increased business confidence and improved business prospects.

However, the economic recovery was not complete by the end of 2021 and, moreover, was
marked by major sectoral differences. Construction was still the most dynamic sector of the
economy, with a rate of activity that already easily outmatched pre-pandemic levels. Industry and
non-tourism services, which were less affected by the health restrictions, have already almost