Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Albania
Albania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.51 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Albania is 0.51 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 63.5% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Albania peaked at 1.44 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.51 GPIA, in 2024.
Albania ranks 163rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Albania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.28 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.44 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.23 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.29 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.32 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.44 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.51 GPIA | -63.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.51 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.51 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9255 GPIA, 55% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -63.5% | 1.4 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Albania?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Albania was 0.51 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Albania ranks 163rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release