Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Albania
Albania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.8847 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Albania stood at 0.8847 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.6% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Albania peaked at 1.98 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8847 GPIA, in 2024.
Albania ranks 107th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Albania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.93 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.44 GPIA | -25.4% |
| 2014 | 1.72 GPIA | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 1.49 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 1.98 GPIA | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 1.64 GPIA | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 1.66 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.62 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.54 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8847 GPIA | -42.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.8847 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.8847 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.87 GPIA | 1.8 GPIA | 1.93 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.66 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 1.98 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.47 GPIA | 0.8847 GPIA | 1.66 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Albania?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Albania was 0.8847 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8847 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Albania ranks 107th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower 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