Share of primary school teachers who are women in Albania
Albania: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Albania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Albania is 88.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Albania peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 1997.
Albania ranks 42nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.9% | 72.9% | 72.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 73.5% | 82.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 81.8% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 85.8% | 88.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,336 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Albania?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Albania was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Albania ranks 42nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.