Duration of compulsory education in Albania
Albania: Duration of compulsory education was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 200 countries
All-time high
9
in 2012
All-time low
8
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Albania, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 9 for duration of compulsory education 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 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.
That places Albania 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 115 Afghanistan 9 compare
- 115 Azerbaijan 9 compare
- 115 Bahrain 9 compare
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 compare
- 115 Brunei 9 compare
- 115 China (People’s Republic of) 9 compare
- 115 Cuba 9 compare
- 115 East Timor 9 compare
- 115 Estonia 9 compare
- 115 Gambia 9 compare
- 115 Georgia 9 compare
- 115 Guinea-Bissau 9 compare
- 115 Hong Kong (China) 9 compare
- 115 Indonesia 9 compare
- 115 Iran 9 compare
- 115 Japan 9 compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 9 compare
- 115 Kiribati 9 compare
- 115 Kuwait 9 compare
- 115 Laos 9 compare
- 115 Libya 9 compare
- 115 Liechtenstein 9 compare
- 115 Mali 9 compare
- 115 Mauritania 9 compare
- 115 Montenegro 9 compare
- 115 Morocco 9 compare
- 115 Nepal 9 compare
- 115 Nigeria 9 compare
- 115 Poland 9 compare
- 115 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
- 115 Sierra Leone 9 compare
- 115 Slovenia 9 compare
- 115 South Africa 9 compare
- 115 Korea 9 compare
- 115 Syria 9 compare
- 115 Tajikistan 9 compare
- 115 Thailand 9 compare
- 115 Tunisia 9 compare
- 115 Tuvalu 9 compare
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More education data for Albania
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,336 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.34 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Albania?
- Duration of compulsory education in Albania was 9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2012.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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