Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania
Albania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% 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 1.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania peaked at 4.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.
That places Albania 108th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -55.1% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +643.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 105 Cuba 1.7% compare
- 106 Seychelles 1.6% compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 1.6% compare
- 109 Bahrain 1.6% compare
- 110 Philippines 1.5% compare
- 111 Qatar 1.5% 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Albania was 1.6% 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 4.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- How does Albania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Albania ranks 108th out of 121 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 60.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release