School age population, early childhood educational development in Albania
Albania: School age population, early childhood educational development was 40,376 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Albania, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Albania recorded 40,376 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Albania peaked at 69,758 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40,376, in 2025.
Albania ranks 77th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 67,906 | — |
| 2014 | 67,550 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 69,125 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 69,758 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 66,993 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 62,874 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 60,976 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 57,992 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 55,995 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 54,942 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 53,507 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 42,906 | -19.8% |
| 2025 | 40,376 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66,455 | 60,976 | 69,758 | 7 |
| 2020s | 50,953 | 40,376 | 57,992 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 74 Republic of Moldova 63,902 compare
- 75 Bahrain 58,279 compare
- 76 Puerto Rico 57,431 compare
- 78 Slovenia 36,977 compare
- 79 Estonia 36,961 compare
- 80 North Macedonia 34,863 compare
More education data for Albania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Albania?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Albania was 40,376 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 69,758 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,376 in 2025.
- How does Albania rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Albania ranks 77th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release