Over-age students, primary in Albania
Albania: Over-age students, primary was 6.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Albania, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Albania stood at 6.6%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Albania peaked at 9.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2017.
Albania ranks 91st of 191 countries on this measure, 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 in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.5% | — |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 9 |
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More education data for Albania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 66,711 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 120,063 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,290 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 70,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Albania?
- Over-age students, primary in Albania was 6.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for over-age students, primary?
- Albania ranks 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 (% of 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.