Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.974 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Albania, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.974 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Albania peaked at 0.974 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6389 GPIA, in 2001.
Albania ranks 49th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Albania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6389 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7254 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9314 GPIA | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8909 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.974 GPIA | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6821 GPIA | 0.6389 GPIA | 0.7254 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9321 GPIA | 0.8909 GPIA | 0.974 GPIA | 3 |
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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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Albania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Albania was 0.974 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.974 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6389 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Albania ranks 49th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release