Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 99.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Albania, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Albania is 99.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Albania peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 2001.
Albania ranks 33rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Albania, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 91.4% | — |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.4% | 95.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,290 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 70,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,644 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9181 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Albania?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Albania was 99.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Albania ranks 33rd out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.