Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Albania
Albania: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Albania, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 1.7% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 69.3% on the previous year and down 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Albania peaked at 42.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
That places Albania 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 29.0% | 42.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 1.9% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 1.7% | 9.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.0% compare
- 148 Serbia 1.9% compare
- 149 Switzerland 1.8% compare
- 151 Belgium 1.7% compare
- 153 Netherlands 1.7% compare
More education data for Albania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,336 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Albania?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Albania was 1.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Albania ranks 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.