How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and North Macedonia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Albania vs North Macedonia: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Albania

10.18 years

in 2023

North Macedonia

10.23 years

in 2023

Albania rank

88th

North Macedonia rank

87th

North Macedonia currently reports 10.23 years against 10.18 years in Albania, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 88th and North Macedonia ranks 87th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 2.

Decade	Albania	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.63 years	5.49 years	2.14 years	Albania
2000s	9.06 years	7.85 years	1.21 years	Albania
2010s	9.95 years	10.59 years	0.631 years	North Macedonia
2020s	10.16 years	10.23 years	0.0683 years	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling, Albania or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 10.23 years against 10.18 years in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling between Albania and North Macedonia?: 0.05 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and North Macedonia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Albania and North Macedonia rank globally for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?: Albania ranks 88th and North Macedonia ranks 87th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.