Inequality in education in Albania
Albania: Inequality in education was 0.1233 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in education in Albania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 0.1233 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Albania peaked at 0.1233 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.119, in 2010.
Albania ranks 91st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1203 | 0.119 | 0.1233 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1233 | 0.1233 | 0.1233 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,336 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Albania?
- Inequality in education in Albania was 0.1233 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1233 in 2017.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.119 in 2010.
- How does Albania rank for inequality in education?
- Albania ranks 91st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.