Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Albania
Albania: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Albania, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.6% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Albania peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.
Albania ranks 142nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7% | — |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Albania?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Albania was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Albania ranks 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Government expenditure on 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