The Performance Determinants of the Higher Education Institutions in Albania

Albania is a country characterized as a young democracy. The percent of Albanian GDP that is dedicate to the expenditure on education is the lowest percent in the Europe. In Albania operate public and private higher education institutions, 15 and 23, respectively. The aim of this study is to understand which are the determinants of the performance of the Higher Education Institution in Albania. To achieve this objective, it is used the factor analysis, the procedure of the principal component analysis and the reliability analysis. According to the factor analysis and the reliability analysis there are 9 factors that drive the performance of the Higher Education Institutions.