Gjirokastra is the district with the highest number of participation in the labor force for the population over 15 years old. The data were made public by the regional statistical yearbook for 2022, published by INSTAT.
According to official data, out of over 55,000 inhabitants of the Gjirokastra district, nearly 69% of the age group over 15 years old is working.
While Lezha is the district with the highest unemployment rate in the country, with nearly 23% of its over 117 thousand inhabitants.
While Gjirokastra holds the first place as a county for participation in the labor force, it is last for the ratio of the number of students/teachers in 9-year education.
Data at the district level for the student-teacher ratio in compulsory education show that Tirana has the highest number of students in relation to teachers in 9-year education.
In the capital, there are nearly 15 students per teacher in compulsory education, followed by Durrës with 14 students per teacher.
Fieri, Lezha and Vlora also have a high number of students in relation to teachers in the 9-year cycle.
The penultimate for the student-teacher ratio, the district of Shkodra is the first for the lowest number of defendants in the country.