Enrollment and graduation in public and private universities, from 2016 to 2021

In 2021, a number of 123,880 students were enrolled in Albanian universities, of which 94,487 (76%) were students studying in public higher education institutions and the rest, 29,393 students, in non-public higher education institutions. Source: INSTAT Comments and Analyses: Open Data Albania Whereas, on the same year, there were 32,690 students that graduated, 24,402 (75%) of which in public HEIs and 8,288 (25%) in non-public…

Preferences for University Studies by Gender Groups

In 2021, the number of students registered in all institutions of higher education in Albania, whether public or non-public, is 123,880. Of these, 73,493 (59%) are girls and the rest, 50,387, are boys (41%). The majority of Albanian youth studies “business, administration and law”, of which, specifically for 2021, there are 32,227 students registered in these profiles, among them 19,180 (61%) are girls and 12,417…

Higher education, accreditation of institutions and study programs in Albania

Open Data Albania is researching the accreditation of higher education institutions and study programs in Albania. Data for this article were obtained from the Quality Assurance Agency in Higher Education (ASCAL) and from the General Directorate of Accreditation (DPA). Accreditation is a quality assessment procedure in higher education that ASCAL uses based on national and European standards. Institution or Study Programs are evaluated following this…