Which has higher average years of schooling, Albania or Romania?

Albania, at 11.29 years against 11.28 years in Romania as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Albania and Romania?

0.01 years, with Albania ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Romania: Average years of schooling

Albania

11.29 years

in 2020

Romania

11.28 years

in 2020

Albania rank

54th

Romania rank

55th

Average years of schooling over time

Albania
Romania

How they compare

Albania currently reports 11.29 years against 11.28 years in Romania, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Romania ahead.

Albania ranks 54th and Romania ranks 55th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.1 years	0.3098 years	0.2098 years	Romania
1880s	0.1 years	0.4028 years	0.3028 years	Romania
1890s	0.1 years	0.5267 years	0.4267 years	Romania
1900s	0.1 years	0.8366 years	0.7366 years	Romania
1910s	0.1891 years	1.36 years	1.17 years	Romania
1920s	0.5578 years	2.98 years	2.42 years	Romania
1930s	0.9076 years	3.98 years	3.07 years	Romania
1950s	2.69 years	5.95 years	3.27 years	Romania
1960s	3.2 years	6.89 years	3.69 years	Romania
1970s	4.81 years	7.42 years	2.61 years	Romania
1980s	7.08 years	8.44 years	1.35 years	Romania
1990s	8.36 years	9.3 years	0.9398 years	Romania
2000s	9.66 years	9.93 years	0.2651 years	Romania
2010s	9.79 years	10.58 years	0.7898 years	Romania
2020s	11.29 years	11.28 years	0.0114 years	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Albania or Romania?: Albania, at 11.29 years against 11.28 years in Romania as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Albania and Romania?: 0.01 years, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Romania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Albania and Romania rank globally for average years of schooling?: Albania ranks 54th and Romania ranks 55th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.