Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 93.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 93.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Albania peaked at 93.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2001.
That places Albania 32nd out of 135 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 both in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 75.7% | — |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 93.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Albania's 93.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 75.7% | 81.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 85.2% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.9% | 93.2% | 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 93.2% 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 93.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 32nd out of 135 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 7.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release