Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Albania
Albania: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 97.68 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
97.68
World rank
31st
of 128 countries
All-time high
98.81
in 2017
All-time low
72.5
in 1950
Years of data
7
1950β2023
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Albania, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 97.68 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Albania peaked at 98.81 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 72.5, in 1950.
That places Albania 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.32 | 95.94 | 98.71 | 2 |
| 2010s | 97.64 | 96.85 | 98.81 | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.68 | 97.68 | 97.68 | 1 |
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More education data for Albania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Albania?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Albania was 97.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.81 in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5 in 1950.
- How does Albania rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Albania ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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