Albania vs Lithuania: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Albania
6 years
in 2025
Lithuania
6 years
in 2025
Albania rank
21st
Lithuania rank
21st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Albania
- Lithuania
How they compare
Albania currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Lithuania, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6.7 years | 0.7 years | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Albania or Lithuania?
- Albania, at 6 years against 6 years in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Albania and Lithuania?
- 0 years, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Lithuania?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Lithuania rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Albania ranks 21st and Lithuania ranks 21st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.