Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Albania
Albania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Albania, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Albania is 6.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 56.1% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Albania peaked at 9.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2021.
Albania ranks 99th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +52.6% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +42.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +51.9% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +56.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 6.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 6.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 5.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 6.4% | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Albania?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Albania was 6.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2021.
- How does Albania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Albania ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release