Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Albania
Albania: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 15,979 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Albania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Albania is 15,979 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Albania peaked at 35,424 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14,563 number, in 2017.
That places Albania 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Albania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,987 number | — |
| 1971 | 30,339 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 30,585 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 30,561 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 30,386 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 30,186 number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 30,117 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 30,248 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 30,556 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 30,956 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 31,351 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 31,617 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 31,819 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 31,934 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 32,022 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 32,152 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 32,390 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 32,810 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 33,322 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 33,845 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 34,292 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 34,599 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 34,986 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 35,288 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 35,424 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 35,321 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 34,849 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 34,430 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 33,738 number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 32,865 number | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 31,904 number | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 30,995 number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 29,935 number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 28,903 number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 27,861 number | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 26,760 number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 25,575 number | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 24,372 number | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 23,010 number | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 21,573 number | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 20,117 number | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 18,731 number | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 17,505 number | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 16,517 number | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 15,746 number | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 15,146 number | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 14,651 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 14,563 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 14,883 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 15,420 number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 15,979 number | +3.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 15,979 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 28% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 15,979 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 43% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,392 number | 29,987 number | 30,956 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,326 number | 31,351 number | 33,845 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,579 number | 32,865 number | 35,424 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,089 number | 21,573 number | 31,904 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,328 number | 14,563 number | 20,117 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,979 number | 15,979 number | 15,979 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 140 Croatia 20,039 number compare
- 141 Republic of Moldova 18,883 number compare
- 142 Equatorial Guinea 16,468 number compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 15,361 number compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 15,052 number compare
- 146 Eswatini 14,012 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Albania?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Albania was 15,979 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 35,424 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,563 number in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Albania ranks 143rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.