Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 99.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania is 99.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 2001.
That places Albania 34th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 91.4% | — |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +1.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 99.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Albania's 99.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.4% | 95.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 31 Cook Islands 99.4% compare
- 32 Lithuania 99.4% compare
- 33 Trinidad and Tobago 99.3% compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 99.3% compare
- 36 Bulgaria 99.2% compare
- 37 Andorra 99.2% compare
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 primary education or higher in Albania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Albania ranks 34th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 primary 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