Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 92.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 92.8% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania peaked at 92.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2005.
That places Albania 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44.1% | — |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +87.1% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 44.1% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 48.2% | 90.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.9% | 92.8% | 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 92.8% 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 92.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 24th out of 37 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 92.3%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release