Children out of school in Albania
Albania: Children out of school was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school in Albania, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.5% for children out of school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.5% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Albania peaked at 10.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Albania 172nd out of 196 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.
Children out of school in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.1% | — |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -57.0% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +166.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +89.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -87.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -54.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +491.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +99.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +60.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +80.8% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +68.0% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +27.2% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -95.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 34% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +491.6% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.3% | 6.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 0.5% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 169 Saudi Arabia 0.5% compare
- 170 Netherlands 0.5% compare
- 171 Portugal 0.5% compare
- 173 Morocco 0.5% compare
- 174 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
- 175 Cyprus 0.4% compare
More education data for Albania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,080 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,057 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,089 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school in Albania?
- Children out of school in Albania was 0.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Albania rank for children out of school?
- Albania ranks 172nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.