Current education expenditure, total in Albania
Albania: Current education expenditure, total was 82.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current education expenditure, total in Albania, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current education expenditure, total in Albania is 82.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in Albania peaked at 93.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2023.
Albania ranks 108th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, total in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.4% | — |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.2% | 86.8% | 93.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 82.5% | 91.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 105 Côte d'Ivoire 84.4% compare
- 106 Macau, China 84.2% compare
- 107 Republic of Korea 83.8% compare
- 109 Hong Kong, China 81.8%
- 110 Turks and Caicos Islands 81.2% compare
- 111 Eritrea 80.4%
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 current education expenditure, total in Albania?
- Current education expenditure, total in Albania was 82.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Albania ranks 108th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).