Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Albania
Albania: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Albania, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Albania stood at 1 index. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Albania peaked at 1.02 index in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2001.
That places Albania 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Albania, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 index | — |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1 index | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
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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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Albania?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Albania was 1 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2009.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Albania ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.