INSTAT publishes culture statistics, focusing on cultural participation and economic dimension of culture. The indicators presented on participation and cultural heritage are provided by Ministry of Culture. Statistics on employment in culture, internet use for cultural purposes and harmonised index of consumer price on cultural services and goods are provided by different surveys conducted by INSTAT.
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Culture statistics, 2023 | 20-06-2024 |
Culture statistics, 2022 | 22-06-2023 |
Culture Statistics 2021 | 22-06-2022 |
Culture Statistics 2020 | 24-06-2021 |
Culture Statistics, Q1 - 2020 | 29-04-2020 | ||
Culture Statistics, Q2 - 2020 | 03-08-2020 | ||
Culture Statistics, Q3 - 2020 | 02-11-2020 | ||
Culture Statistics, Q4 - 2020 | 29-01-2021 |
Culture Statistics, Q1 - 2019 | 02-05-2019 | ||
Culture Statistics, Q2 - 2019 | 05-08-2019 | ||
Culture Statistics, Q3 - 2019 | 01-11-2019 | ||
Culture Statistics, Q4 - 2019 | 31-01-2020 |
Culture statistics, Q1 - 2018 | 02-05-2018 | ||
Culture statistics, Q2 - 2018 | 02-08-2018 | ||
Culture statistics, Q3 - 2018 | 02-11-2018 | ||
Culture Statistics, Q4 - 2018 | 01-02-2019 |
Culture Statistics Q1 - 2017 | 11-07-2017 | ||
Culture Statistics Q2 - 2017 | 23-08-2017 | ||
Culture statistics, Q3 -2017 | 24-11-2017 | ||
Culture statistics, Q4 -2017 | 02-02-2018 |
The statistics presented in this publication are provided by surveys conducted by INSTAT and by administrative sources such as the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education and Sport, Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The methodology used is based on Eurostat recommendations.
Cultural heritage and cultural participation
Data on cultural heritage and cultural participation refer only to institutions, which are under the Ministry of Culture. The central institutions of art and culture include: National Theater of Opera, Ballet and National Ensemble, National Experimental Theater "Kujtim Spahivogli", National Cultural Center for Children and the National Circus. In the total of museums, castles and archeological parks are included the institutions:
Museum | Castles and other monuments | Archaeological Park |
National Historic Museum, Tiranë | Castle of Berat | National Park, Butrint |
National Historic Museum, Durrës | Castle of Gjirokastër | Archaeological Park, Apolloni |
Museum of Independence, Vlorë | Castle of Portopalermos | Archaeological Park, Bylis |
Museum Gjergj Kastrioti, Krujë | Castle of Kanina | Archaeological Park, Shkodër |
Ethnographic Museum, Krujë | Castle of Himara | Archaeological Park, Lezhë |
Ethnographic Museum, Berat | Amphitheater | Archaeological Park, Amantia |
Iconographic Museum Onufri, Berat | Monastery of 40 Saints | Archaeological Park, Orikum |
Medieval Art Museum, Korçë | Archaeological Park, Finiq | |
Archaeological Museum, Korçë | Archaeological Park, Antigonë | |
Museum of Education, Korçë | ||
The Marubi National Museum | ||
National Tapping Museum "Leek House" |
Cultural education
Data on enrollment of students in tertiary education in cultural related fields of study are provided by the Ministry of Education and Sport. Based on the classification of fields of study (ISCED-F 2013), the fields considered related to culture are:
Fields in culture |
021 Arts |
022 Humanities |
023 Languages |
032 Journalism and information |
073 Architecture and construction |
Cultural employment
Data on cultural employment are based on the Albanian Labour Force Survey, annual data and cover people aged 15 years old or more. Cultural employment includes all persons working in economic activities that are deemed to be cultural, irrespective of whether the person is employed in a cultural occupation. It also covers persons with a cultural occupation, irrespective of whether they are employed in a non-cultural economic activity. The definition of cultural employment is defined in terms of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2) and the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08). A full list of the economic activities and occupations that are used to define cultural employment is provided below.
Cultural sectors (economic activities) — NACE Rev. 2 |
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media |
32.2 Manufacture of musical instruments |
58.1 Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities |
59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities |
60 Programming and broadcasting activities |
74.1 Specialised design activities |
74.2 Photographic activities |
74.3 Translation and interpretation activities |
90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities |
91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities |
Cultural occupations — ISCO-08 |
216 Architects, planners, surveyors and designers |
2353 Other language teachers |
2354 Other music teachers |
2355 Other arts teachers |
262 Librarians, archivists and curators |
264 Authors, journalists and linguists |
265 Creative and performing artists |
3431 Photographers |
3432 Interior designers and decorators |
3433 Gallery, museum and library technicians |
3435 Other artistic and cultural associate professionals |
3521 Broadcasting and audio-visual technicians |
4411 Library clerks |
7312 Musical instrument makers and tuners |
7313 Jewellery and precious-metal workers |
7314 Potters and related workers |
7315 Glass makers, cutters, grinders and finishers |
7316 Sign writers, decorative painters, engravers and etchers |
7317 Handicraft workers in wood, basketry and related materials |
7318 Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials |
7319 Handicraft workers not elsewhere classified |
Definition of the scope of cultural employment — examples
Employment | Economic activities | ||
(NACE Rev.2) | |||
Occupations (ISCO-08) | Cultural Ballet dancer in a | Cultural | Jo-Kulturore |
Ballet dancer in a | Dizenjator në një industri automobilash | ||
Accountant in a | Accountant in a |
Use of the Internet for cultural purposes
Data on regular internet use (last 3 months) by individuals aged group 16-74 are provided by the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Survey on Households and Individuals, conducted by INSTAT on an annual basis.
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
Data on the harmonized consumer price index related to cultural goods and services are provided through the Consumer Price Survey, which INSTAT conducts on a monthly basis. This indicator is based on the European Classification of Individual Consuption by Purpose (ECOICOP) with 12 main divisions.
ECOICOP –cultural purposes |
CP091 Audio-visual, photographic equipment and their repair |
CP09221 Musical instruments |
CP0942 Cultural services |
CP0951 Books |
CP0952 Newspapers and other periodicals |
Public Expenditure on Entertainment, Culture and Religious Affairs
Data on public spending in the field of culture are provided by INSTAT and the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
Definition
Cultural heritage is the entirety of cultural, material and immaterial assets of an individual, group or society inherited from the past that preserves in the present, to convey future generations as part of a country's national wealth, which express values the identity, knowledge, traditions, beliefs, and cultural landscapes.
The museum is the institution for the preservation of memory, in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which conserves, studies, communicates and presents the movable and immovable heritage of mankind and its surrounding environment for the purpose of education, study, promotion and entertainment.
The monument of culture is the object or building of historical-cultural values, which is protected by the state.
Archaeological park is a territory with clear boundaries that includes important archeological evidence of overwhelming, subterranean and underwater landscapes and co-operatives of historic sites, cultural landscapes, organized with elements of a museum in nature.