Country Education Profiles: Albania.

Overview & Synopsis

One of a series of profiles prepared by the Cooperative Educational Abstracting Service, this brief outline provides basic background information on educational principles, system of administration, structure and organization, curricula, and teacher training in Albania. Statistics provided by the Unesco Office of Statistics show enrollment at all levels, from preprimary to adult; number of teachers, including those staffing evening and correspondence courses; population by age groups; public expenditure on education; educational indicators by subject (level enrollment ratio, enrollment in natural and applied sciences at the third level, third level graduates per 10,000 inhabitants ages 20-24, and adult illiteracy rate). An organizational chart of the Ministry of Education and Culture is included. For a description on the general nature of the Country Education Profiles, and for a list of related documents see SO 005 686. (JMB)