MAPPING OF THE POPULATION AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS IN ALBANIA and 3,569 women. The most accurate figures currently available were collected by TLAS personnel, based on cases of persons at risk of statelessness who confirmed nationality thanks to TLAS free legal aid support in the period 2012 – 2016 (after the census). It is estimated that number of persons at risk of statelessness has been reduced to some 4,971 persons. For this study, TLAS data analyst collected data from the institutions mentioned in the section below and developed a specific database, through which 1,031 persons at risk of statelessness were identified. TLAS case management database allowed the organization to record biodata including age and gender, obstacles for registration, actions taken and follow up for specific individuals. 5.3.1. Groups covered by administrative and non-administrative data Based on the collected aggregate data, most of the identified cases come from the Civil Status Offices (24%), followed by Ministry of Health (21%), Ministry of Education (18 %), followed by Ministry of Social Services and Social Services departments at the local level (16%), Non-Governmental Offices (12%) and the Child Protection Units (9%). Figure 12: Data Sources 5.3.1.1 Identification of cases through the project “Socrates” In addition to our report, the Ministry of Education, through the assistance of the digital project, “Socrates,” has alerted the responsible Civil Status Office on 1130 students that have not presented a registration document at their schools. Out of this number, 995 children were not found in the Civil Registry. While this check does not automatically imply that they are stateless as they could have a different UNHCR - TLAS / May 2018 53