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2.Organisation and Governance

2.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 9 October 2024

Statistics on Education Institutions

This section provides the most recent available data on the number of education institutions from pre primary to upper secondary education level (ISCED level 0-3). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing public-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education . The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.

Enrolled in education          
             
             
ISCED-2011 School / academic year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
  Enrolled in education          
  Total: 612,534 589,604 577,869 554,222 533,711
             
02 In Kindergardens 77,858 71,332 72,384 69,750 66,711
  In basic education          
1 In Primary education 162,170 158,528 154,140 146,962 141,089
2 In Lower Secondary education 132,709 127,958 123,998 120,313 116,983
3 In Upper Secondary education 109,533 107,989 103,467 95,845 91,755
  Gymnasium & Socio-Cultural 89,869 88,965 85,188 79,032 75,348
  Vocational 19,664 19,024 18,279 16,813 16,407
4 Post-secondary, not tertiary 179
5-8 In Tertiary education 130,264 123,797 123,880 121,352 116,994

Source of information: Data from Ministry of Education and Sports and Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation as processed by INSTAT

Pupil Teacher Ratio in 9-years and upper secondary education          
                 
ISCED-2011 School / academic year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24    
                 
  In public education:              
1 Primary 17.1 16.6 16.1 15.5 15.1    
2 Lower secondary 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.2 7.9    
3 Upper secondary 13.3 13.4 12.8 11.9 11.5    
  In private education:              
1 Primary 14.2 13.9 14.6 14.4 15.2    
2 Lower secondary 7.6 7.2 7.3 7.8 8.0    
3 Upper secondary 8.3 8.9 8.3 9.3 9.1    
                 
                 
Source of information: Administrative data from Ministry of Education and Sport and the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation as processed by INSTAT
Student Teacher Ratio in 9-years and upper secondary education          
                 
ISCED-2011 School / academic year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24    
                 
  In public education:              
1 Primary 17.1 16.6 16.1 15.5 15.1    
2 Lower secondary 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.2 7.9    
3 Upper secondary 13.3 13.4 12.8 11.9 11.5    
  In private education:              
1 Primary 14.2 13.9 14.6 14.4 15.2    
2 Lower secondary 7.6 7.2 7.3 7.8 8.0    
3 Upper secondary 8.3 8.9 8.3 9.3 9.1    
                 
                 
Source of information: Administrative data from Ministry of Education and Sport and the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation as processed by INSTAT

Other statistics on education can be accessed also in the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) website. 

Higher Education

Students enrolled in tertiary education by fields of study        
           
School / academic year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Fields of Study          
Education 9,062 8,367 8,085 7,317 6,840
Arts and humanities 12,537 10,972 9,536 7,926 7,302
Social sciences, journalism and information 11,397 10,277 9,204 9,222 8,260
Business, administration and law 32,732 31,173 32,227 30,713 28,510
Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 5,962 4,924 4,553 4,056 2,297
Information and communication technologies 8,883 8,341 8,458 9,297 8,964
Engineering, manufacturing and construction 20,775 20,537 22,555 22,834 23,053
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 4,158 3,458 2,770 3,108 3,001
Health and welfare 20,199 21,195 22,130 22,433 24,410
Services 4,559 4,553 4,362 4,446 4,357
Unknown field 0 0 0 0 0
Total 130,264 123,797 123,880 121,352 116,994
           
According to: "Fields of Education and Training ISCED-F 2013" Manual      
Source of information: Administrative data from Ministry of Education and Sport as processed by INSTAT      
Note: Tertiary education data are not final for enrollments in Doctorate and Long Term Specialisations Programs, for 2023-24.

 

Besides the below mentioned statistics selected for Euridyce purposes more information on statistics on education can be found here:  Statistical annual on education, sports and youth 2022-2023  https://arsimi.gov.al/statistika-2/

Statistics on educational institutions providing regular education 

               
Type of institution (in English and national language) ISCED Level provided Main orientation programmes provided Number of education institutions          
Total   Government dependent private Private Public     Total  
Kindergarten  [Kopshte] 0 (-) 184 227 (-) 411
School basic and lower secondary [Shkolla nëntë vjeçare]  1,2 G 1248 1404 (-) 2652
Upper Secondary schools general [Shkolla të Mesme]  3 G 107 454 (-) 561
Upper secondary schools vocational [Shkolla të Mesme Profesionale]  3 V 41 33 (-) 74
Upper secondary schools oriented [Shkolla të Mesme të Orientuara]  3 G 18 18 (-) (-)
Source: ISCED: Statistical annual on education, sports and youth 2021-2022  https://arsimi.gov.al/statistika-2/  (accessed in  15.2.2024)
G= General     (-) = Not applicable
V= Vocational            (:) = Data not available

Terminology:

For definitions: The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26)

Notes

  • Government dependent private  schools do not exist in Albania's education system. They are not mentioned in any law and they do not exist in practice. Schools are either public or privately owned.

Statistics on educational institutions providing, pre-primary, primary, secondary and post-secondary non tertiary special needs education for students with dissabilities

Type of institution (in English and national language ISCED Level Provided Main orientation programme provided Number of educational institutions
Total Public Government dependent private Private
Kindergarten [Kopshte] 2 (-) - - (-) -
School  basic and lower secondary [Shkolla 9 vjeçare] 2 G 2 2 (-) 2
Source: ISCED: Statistical annual on education, sports and youth 2021-2022  https://arsimi.gov.al/statistika-2/  (accessed in 25/11/2019)  
G = General (-) = Data not applicable
V=Vocational (:) = Data not available
   
Source: ISCED: Statistical annual on education, sports and youth 2022-2023  https://arsimi.gov.al/statistika-2/  (accessed in 15.2.2024)