Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 94.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania is 94.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania peaked at 94.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 22nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 50.1% | — |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +79.1% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 48.8% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 51.5% | 92.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.6% | 94.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania was 94.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 22nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release