Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania
Albania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania peaked at 5.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2003.
Albania ranks 97th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +422.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 2.4% 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 5.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
- How does Albania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Albania ranks 97th out of 123 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 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release