Over-age students, primary, male in Albania
Albania: Over-age students, primary, male was 7.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Albania, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, male in Albania stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Albania peaked at 9.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2017.
That places Albania 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.6% | — |
| 2000 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 89 Andorra 7.4% compare
- 90 Syrian Arab Republic 7.3% compare
- 91 Mali 7.2% compare
- 93 South Africa 7.1% compare
- 94 Azerbaijan 6.7% compare
- 95 Tunisia 6.5% compare
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 over-age students, primary, male in Albania?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Albania was 7.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Albania ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.