Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 6.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Albania, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Albania stood at 6.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 179.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Albania peaked at 6.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 49th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 6.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 46 Republic of Moldova 7.8% compare
- 47 Croatia 7.8%
- 48 Costa Rica 7.5% compare
- 50 Bangladesh 6.8% compare
- 51 Bulgaria 6.6% compare
- 52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.4% 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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Albania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Albania was 6.9% 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 6.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Albania ranks 49th out of 85 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 179.1%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release