Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 91.3% 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 91.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania peaked at 91.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2005.
Albania ranks 24th of 36 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 | 38.2% | — |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +97.5% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 38.2% | 39.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 44.8% | 88.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.1% | 91.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 91.3% 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 91.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 24th out of 36 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 103.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release