Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9936 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9936 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.9942 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9864 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Albania is 0.9936 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
That places Albania 27th out of 37 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.9882 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.9864 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9904 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9936 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9875 GPIA | 0.9864 GPIA | 0.9882 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9924 GPIA | 0.9904 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.6% (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 0.9936 GPIA 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 0.9942 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9864 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Albania ranks 27th out of 37 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 0.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release