Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania
Albania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 21.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania peaked at 42.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2024.
That places Albania 89th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +50.7% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 28.2% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.3% | 42.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 21.6% | 29.7% | 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania was 21.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Albania ranks 89th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release