Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 50.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania stood at 50.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania peaked at 50.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2001.
That places Albania 81st out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.1% | — |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 32.1% | 35.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 38.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 46.0% | 50.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 78 Egypt 50.8% compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50.7% compare
- 80 Portugal 50.0% compare
- 82 Palestine, State of 48.9% compare
- 83 South Africa 48.1% compare
- 84 Samoa 47.7% compare
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 50.0% 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 50.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 81st out of 141 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 28.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release