Gross graduation ratio from first … Gross UNESCO Institute for Sta in Albania
Albania: Gross graduation ratio from first … Gross UNESCO Institute for Sta was 60.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Albania is 60.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.1% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Albania peaked at 60.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2001.
Albania ranks 10th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first … Gross UNESCO Institute for Sta in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +159.6% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | +37.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 60.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Albania's 60.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.5%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross graduation ratio from first … Gross UNESCO Institute for Sta 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 | +159.6% | 11.3% | 29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 29.4% | 44.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 40.9% | 60.2% | 5 |
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 gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Albania?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in Albania was 60.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- Albania ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. 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 Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release