Address
European Integration and International Cooperation
Department of Integration and Projects
Ministry of Education and Sport
Rruga e Durrësit, Nr. 23
ALB-1001 Tiranë
Tel: +355 684068209
E-Mail: egest.gjokuta@arsimi.gov.al
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This chapter discusses integrated primary and lower secondary education system in Albania. According to the law on pre-university education system, basic education starts at the age of 6 and lasts for 9 years. It is divided into two cycles. The first cycle (classes I-V) corresponds to primary education and the second cycle (classes VI-IX) corresponds to lower secondary education.