Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female was 97.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 38 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2023
All-time low
96.5%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2016–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
That places Albania 24th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96.7% | — |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 97.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Albania's 97.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.9%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.5% | 96.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.9% | 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 primary education or higher in Albania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania was 97.9% 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 97.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2018.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Albania ranks 24th out of 38 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 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release