Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Albania
Albania: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Albania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 88.8% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Albania peaked at 88.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 1997.
That places Albania 42nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.9% | — |
| 2000 | 75.4% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +1.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 88.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Albania's 88.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- 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 primary education who are female in Albania?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Albania was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Albania ranks 42nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release