Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 58.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania stood at 58.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania peaked at 58.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 2008.
That places Albania 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.4% | — |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 47.4% | 48.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 50.6% | 55.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.2% | 58.5% | 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 upper secondary education or in Albania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania was 58.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release