Primary education, pupils in Albania
Albania: Primary education, pupils was 141,089 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Albania, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils in Albania stood at 141,089. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Albania peaked at 303,632 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 141,089, in 2024.
Albania ranks 145th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 286,320 | 280,593 | 293,723 | 3 |
| 1980s | 271,467 | 267,200 | 275,426 | 10 |
| 1990s | 290,348 | 278,446 | 303,632 | 10 |
| 2000s | 242,046 | 199,454 | 283,249 | 10 |
| 2010s | 192,241 | 167,104 | 224,781 | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,578 | 141,089 | 162,170 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 142 Croatia 147,483 compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 144,542 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 141,518 compare
- 146 Moldova 136,696 compare
- 147 Slovenia 132,709 compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 126,491 compare
More education data for Albania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,336 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Albania?
- Primary education, pupils in Albania was 141,089 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 303,632 in 1997.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,089 in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for primary education, pupils?
- Albania ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.