Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 95.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
95.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
96.1%
in 2021
All-time low
66.5%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania is 95.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
That places Albania 14th out of 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 66.5% | — |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +39.9% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 96.1% | 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 95.5% 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 96.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2016.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 14th 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 43.5%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release