School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Albania
Albania: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 135,948 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
135,948 number
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
142nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
275,076 number
in 2001
All-time low
135,948 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Albania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Albania is 135,948 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Albania peaked at 275,076 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 135,948 number, in 2020.
Albania ranks 142nd of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Albania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 207,583 number | — |
| 1971 | 215,288 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 222,798 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 229,596 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 235,709 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 240,783 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 244,096 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 245,190 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 245,258 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 244,963 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 245,028 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 245,930 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 247,903 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 250,340 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 252,957 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 255,542 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 258,020 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 260,753 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 263,593 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 266,003 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 267,285 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 267,004 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 266,500 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 265,266 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 263,871 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 263,542 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 265,256 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 263,931 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 265,664 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 269,318 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 273,054 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 275,076 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 273,344 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 269,937 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 265,540 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 260,558 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 254,691 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 245,548 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 237,279 number | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 234,258 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 228,390 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 223,073 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 210,470 number | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 197,471 number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 185,629 number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 175,712 number | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 167,379 number | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 159,387 number | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 151,433 number | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 143,455 number | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 135,948 number | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 233,126 number | 207,583 number | 245,258 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 254,607 number | 245,028 number | 266,003 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 265,764 number | 263,542 number | 269,318 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 258,928 number | 234,258 number | 275,076 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,240 number | 143,455 number | 228,390 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,948 number | 135,948 number | 135,948 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 139 Uruguay 140,369 number compare
- 140 Jamaica 138,011 number compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 137,189 number compare
- 143 Lesotho 127,949 number compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 126,714 number compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 99,216 number compare
More education data for Albania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 66,711 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 120,063 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,290 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 70,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Albania?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Albania was 135,948 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 275,076 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,948 number in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Albania ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.