Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.13 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Albania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Albania recorded 1.13 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Albania peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6138 GPIA, in 2001.
Albania ranks 50th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Albania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6138 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.693 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7984 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9101 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9182 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.921 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9482 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9179 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.979 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9995 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7017 GPIA | 0.6138 GPIA | 0.7984 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9798 GPIA | 0.9101 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Albania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Albania was 1.13 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6138 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Albania ranks 50th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release