ALBANIA BECOMES FOR THE 1-ST TIME PART OF THE GLOBAL EDUCATION RIGHTS INDEX

Albania, through the Albanian Coalition for Education, becomes for the first time part of the Global Education Rights Index 2018.

The Right to Education Index (RTEI) is a global accountability initiative that aims to ensure that all people, no matter where they live, enjoy their right to a quality education. RTEI is built out of the international right to education framework to monitor national progress towards its fulfillment. It reveals key areas in need of improvement, offers country-to-country comparisons, and tracks progress over time.

This index aims to: a) Strengthen the expertise and capacity of civil society and education advocates, b) Increase public and political support for realizing the right to education, c) Hold governments and institutions accountable for their commitments to the right to education, and d) Uphold the right to education for every child and adult everywhere.

Albanian Coalition for Education as one of the RTEI partners in cooperation with civil society organizations, public education institutions and the government will collect from 1 March to 30 April 2018 data on a wide range of indicators explicitly by international law in the field of education. The data that will be collected in the 12 regions of Albania will be used to form the Index, which can be used by the public, civil society organizations, researchers, policymakers and government officials to identify areas that need improvement, to explore deeper indicators and to set the effort where they are most needed to better fulfill the right to education.

The Findings of the Global Education Rights Index 2018 will be shared at the end of 2018 after reviewing of the government, institutions included in the Index, civil society organizations and other stakeholders.

For more information please contact: linda.pino@crca.al