Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Albania
Albania: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 69.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Albania, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 69.6% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Albania peaked at 69.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 1991.
Albania ranks 23rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.9% | — |
| 1992 | 36.1% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 49.7% | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 62.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 69.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Albania's 69.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +29.8% | 38.3% | 49.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 33.9% | 54.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 53.2% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 61.6% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.1% | 69.8% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Albania?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Albania was 69.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1991.
- How does Albania rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Albania ranks 23rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release