Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Albania
Albania: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Albania, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Albania stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Albania peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
Albania ranks 99th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4% | — |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +53.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +63.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,080 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,057 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,089 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Albania?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Albania was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Albania ranks 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release