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Albania has a school life expectancy of 16 years and a literacy rate of 98.7%, with 99.2% for men and 98.3% for women. [251] [252] Compulsory primary education is divided into two levels, elementary and secondary school, from grade one to five and six to nine, respectively. [248] Pupils are required to attend school from the age six until they ...
The name "Albanians" (Latin: Albanenses/Arbanenses) was used in medieval Greek and Latin documents that gradually entered European languages from which other similar derivative names emerged. [1] Linguists believe that the alb part in the root word originates from an Indo-European term for a type of mountainous topography, meaning "hill ...
Kategoria e Parë is the second tier of professional football in Albania, positioned below Kategoria Superiore and above Kategoria e Dytë.. Established in 1930, the league comprises 12 teams.
The language is spoken by approximately 6 million people in the Balkans, primarily in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. [1] However, due to old communities in Italy and the large Albanian diaspora, the worldwide total of speakers is much higher than in Southern Europe and numbers approximately 7.5 million.
The various dialects of the Albanian language in Albania, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. [note 1]The Albanian language is composed of many dialects, divided into two major groups: Gheg and Tosk. [1]
[2] 1912 - 26 November: The Albanian flag is raised, two days before the Albanian Declaration of Independence in Vlorë. [6] 1913 - Zyber Hallulli becomes mayor. 1917 - 28 November: "Streha Vorfnore", the first public orphanage in Albania was established. [7] 1918 - 19–20 December: Congress of Tirana took place, a preparatory for the Congress ...
The earliest known mention of Albanian writings comes from a French Catholic church document from 1332. [10] [11] Written either by archbishop Guillaume Adam or the monk Brocardus Monacus the report notes that Licet Albanenses aliam omnino linguam a latina habeant et diversam, tamen litteram latinam habent in usu et in omnibus suis libris ("Though the Albanians have a language entirely their ...