Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Albania
Albania: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.3238 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Albania stood at 0.3238 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 77.1% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Albania peaked at 1.48 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3238 GPIA, in 2024.
Albania ranks 166th of 171 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Albania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.28 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.39 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 1.31 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.37 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.48 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.35 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 1.39 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.45 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.41 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3238 GPIA | -77.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.3238 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8623 GPIA, 38% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.3238 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9572 GPIA, 34% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 | -77.1% | 1.41 GPIA | 0.3238 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 0.3238 GPIA | 1.45 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Albania?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Albania was 0.3238 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3238 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Albania ranks 166th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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