Tertiary education, academic staff in Albania
Albania: Tertiary education, academic staff was 58.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Albania, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Albania recorded 58.9% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Albania peaked at 59.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1971.
That places Albania 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Albania, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.6% | — |
| 1978 | 19.7% | +35.2% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 22.6% | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 28.4% | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 27.1% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 27.1% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +32.3% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 19.9% | 26.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 27.0% | 36.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 50.5% | 56.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 57.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Albania?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Albania was 58.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1971.
- How does Albania rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Albania ranks 14th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.