School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Albania

Albania: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 16,815 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
16,815 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
143rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
35,819 number
in 1996
All-time low
16,815 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Albania, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Albania stood at 16,815 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Albania peaked at 35,819 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16,815 number, in 2020.

Albania ranks 143rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Albania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Albania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 28,906 number
1971 29,681 number +2.7%
1972 30,489 number +2.7%
1973 31,144 number +2.1%
1974 31,482 number +1.1%
1975 31,480 number -0.0%
1976 31,376 number -0.3%
1977 31,335 number -0.1%
1978 31,333 number -0.0%
1979 31,513 number +0.6%
1980 31,909 number +1.3%
1981 32,337 number +1.3%
1982 32,691 number +1.1%
1983 33,014 number +1.0%
1984 33,276 number +0.8%
1985 33,499 number +0.7%
1986 33,771 number +0.8%
1987 34,239 number +1.4%
1988 34,789 number +1.6%
1989 35,308 number +1.5%
1990 35,633 number +0.9%
1991 35,645 number +0.0%
1992 35,765 number +0.3%
1993 35,639 number -0.4%
1994 35,487 number -0.4%
1995 35,540 number +0.1%
1996 35,819 number +0.8%
1997 35,499 number -0.9%
1998 35,634 number +0.4%
1999 35,794 number +0.4%
2000 35,632 number -0.5%
2001 35,227 number -1.1%
2002 34,759 number -1.3%
2003 34,105 number -1.9%
2004 33,261 number -2.5%
2005 32,259 number -3.0%
2006 31,182 number -3.3%
2007 30,051 number -3.6%
2008 28,983 number -3.6%
2009 28,933 number -0.2%
2010 27,854 number -3.7%
2011 26,618 number -4.4%
2012 24,779 number -6.9%
2013 23,357 number -5.7%
2014 22,205 number -4.9%
2015 21,088 number -5.0%
2016 19,913 number -5.6%
2017 18,847 number -5.4%
2018 17,874 number -5.2%
2019 17,100 number -4.3%
2020 16,815 number -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30,874 number 28,906 number 31,513 number 10
1980s 33,483 number 31,909 number 35,308 number 10
1990s 35,646 number 35,487 number 35,819 number 10
2000s 32,439 number 28,933 number 35,632 number 10
2010s 21,964 number 17,100 number 27,854 number 10
2020s 16,815 number 16,815 number 16,815 number 1

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 140 Croatia 22,033 number compare
  2. 141 Lesotho 20,857 number compare
  3. 142 Republic of Moldova 19,450 number compare
  4. 144 Timor-Leste 15,674 number compare
  5. 145 Eswatini 15,076 number compare
  6. 146 Equatorial Guinea 14,114 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Albania?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Albania was 16,815 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 35,819 number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 16,815 number in 2020.
How does Albania rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Albania ranks 143rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.