Duration of compulsory education in Albania
Albania: Duration of compulsory education was 9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Albania, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Albania is 9 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Albania peaked at 9 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8 years, in 1998.
Albania ranks 115th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 years | 8 years | 8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 years | 8 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 115 Afghanistan 9 years compare
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- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 years compare
- 115 Brunei Darussalam 9 years compare
- 115 China (People’s Republic of) 9 years compare
- 115 Cuba 9 years compare
- 115 Estonia 9 years compare
- 115 Georgia 9 years compare
- 115 Gambia 9 years compare
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- 115 Hong Kong (China) 9 years compare
- 115 Indonesia 9 years compare
- 115 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9 years compare
- 115 Japan 9 years compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 9 years compare
- 115 Kiribati 9 years compare
- 115 Korea 9 years compare
- 115 Kuwait 9 years compare
- 115 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 9 years compare
- 115 Libya 9 years compare
- 115 Liechtenstein 9 years compare
- 115 Morocco 9 years compare
- 115 Mali 9 years compare
- 115 Montenegro 9 years compare
- 115 Mauritania 9 years compare
- 115 Nigeria 9 years compare
- 115 Nepal 9 years compare
- 115 Poland 9 years compare
- 115 Saudi Arabia 9 years compare
- 115 Sierra Leone 9 years compare
- 115 Slovenia 9 years compare
- 115 Syrian Arab Republic 9 years compare
- 115 Thailand 9 years compare
- 115 Tajikistan 9 years compare
- 115 Timor-Leste 9 years compare
- 115 Tunisia 9 years compare
- 115 Tuvalu 9 years compare
- 115 Yemen 9 years compare
- 115 South Africa 9 years compare
More education data for Albania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Albania?
- Duration of compulsory education in Albania was 9 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 years in 1998.
- How does Albania rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Albania ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release