Speaking from Bratislava, where an OECD ministerial meeting was being held to present the PISA 2025 results, Kumbaro said Albania’s scores had risen by 65 points in mathematics, 59 points in science and 50 points in reading.

Around 6,000 Albanian 15-year-olds took part in the assessment, which measures students’ ability to apply knowledge and skills to real-life situations and is conducted in around 90 countries, she said.

Kumbaro said the results represented an improvement not only from Albania’s 2022 performance but also compared with other countries in the region. Albania recorded the highest scores in mathematics and science among Western Balkan countries, she said.

The minister said the results should be used as a basis for deeper analysis rather than complacency, and as an incentive to continue improving student and teacher performance.

“PISA helps us improve the performance of students and teachers, but also understand how students apply what they learn at school in real life,” Kumbaro said.

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Gibboni captivated the audience with a programme featuring works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Paganini, Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky. The concert followed his recent performances with Milan’s La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra.

He performed alongside the Symphony Orchestra of TKOB in collaboration with the Armed Forces Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of renowned conductor Sergio Alapont.

Winner of the 2021 International “Premio Paganini,” Gibboni was the first Italian in 24 years to receive the award, also earning the audience prize and two special awards for the best performances of Paganini’s works.

Praised for his technical brilliance and expressive maturity at a young age, Gibboni has performed on major European stages and is regarded as one of the most exceptional violinists of his generation.

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