Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 education or higher 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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