| 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 |
OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Albania
