OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Albania

Abbreviations and acronyms

AQAPUE	Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-University Education
EMIS	Education Management Information System
EO	Education Office
ESC	Educational Services Centre
ESCS	PISA index of economic, social and cultural status
EU	European Union
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GPA	Grade Point Average
ISCED	International Standard Classification of Education
IT	Information Technology
LGU	Local Government Unit
MoESY	Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth
NEET	Not in Education, Employment or Training
NGOs	Non-governmental organisations
OSM	On-screen marking
PESTL	Political, economic, social, technological and legal factors
PIRLS	Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
PISA	OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
RED	Regional Education Directorate
SES	Socio‑economic status
SICI	Standing International Conference of Inspectors
SWOT	Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
TALIS	Teaching and Learning International Survey
TIMSS	Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
UIS	UNESCO Institute for Statistics
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund
VANAF	Assessment of Primary Education Pupils’ Achievement
VET	Vocational Education and Training