Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 94.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania stood at 94.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania peaked at 94.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2001.
That places Albania 30th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.6% | — |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 94.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Albania's 94.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.3%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 80.6% | 85.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.4% | 92.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.6% | 94.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.17 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.51 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,080 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,057 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,089 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
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 94.6% 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 94.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 30th out of 133 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 6.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release