Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Albania
Albania: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Albania, 1994–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.8% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.7% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Albania peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1994.
That places Albania 76th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.4% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +95.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +45.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +95.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Albania?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Albania was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1994.
- How does Albania rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Albania ranks 76th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 tertiary 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