Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania
Albania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 33.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 33.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania peaked at 33.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2001.
That places Albania 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.6% | — |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.6% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.6% | 33.1% | 3 |
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 33.1% in 2017, 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 33.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Albania ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release