Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.17 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Albania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Albania recorded 1.17 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Albania peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6138 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Albania 32nd out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6534 GPIA | 0.6138 GPIA | 0.693 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9852 GPIA | 0.9179 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 4 |
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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 1.17 GPIA in 2023, 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 1.17 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6138 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Albania ranks 32nd out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release