Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Albania
Albania: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 67.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Albania, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Albania stood at 67.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Albania peaked at 67.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 1997.
That places Albania 49th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 51.6% | — |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 67.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Albania's 67.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.7%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 53.5% | 61.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 62.3% | 67.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,080 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,057 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,089 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Albania?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Albania was 67.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Albania ranks 49th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.