Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 11.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Albania, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 11.4% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Albania peaked at 16.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2011.
Albania ranks 35th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.5% | — |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -29.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 11.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 4.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Albania's 11.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 78% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.5% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.4% | 16.2% | 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 master's or equivalent in Albania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Albania was 11.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Albania ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release