Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Albania
Albania: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 70.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Albania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Albania stood at 70.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Albania peaked at 70.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 1997.
That places Albania 40th out of 210 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 secondary education who are female in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 51.9% | — |
| 2000 | 53.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 70.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.5%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 70.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 53.9% | 61.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 62.1% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 68.0% | 70.7% | 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 secondary education who are female in Albania?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Albania was 70.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Albania ranks 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release