School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Albania
Albania: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 120,990 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
120,990 number
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
134th
of 205 countries
All-time high
262,361 number
in 2005
All-time low
120,990 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Albania, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Albania recorded 120,990 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Albania peaked at 262,361 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 120,990 number, in 2020.
Albania ranks 134th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Albania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 173,663 number | — |
| 1971 | 181,954 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 190,564 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 198,907 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 206,906 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 214,602 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 222,044 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 228,838 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 235,151 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 240,241 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 243,495 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 244,824 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 244,655 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 243,913 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 243,813 number | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 244,953 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 247,446 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 251,245 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 255,438 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 258,705 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 260,096 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 259,199 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 254,513 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 250,037 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 246,702 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 245,249 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 245,953 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 240,864 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 238,460 number | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 238,759 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 241,400 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 245,948 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 251,169 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 256,481 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 260,518 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 262,361 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 261,766 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 253,772 number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 245,993 number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 179,520 number | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 175,532 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 172,434 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 167,978 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 162,366 number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 155,561 number | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 147,816 number | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 140,112 number | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 134,924 number | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 130,308 number | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 125,849 number | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 120,990 number | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 209,287 number | 173,663 number | 240,241 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 247,849 number | 243,495 number | 258,705 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 247,983 number | 238,460 number | 260,096 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 245,893 number | 179,520 number | 262,361 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,288 number | 125,849 number | 175,532 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,990 number | 120,990 number | 120,990 number | 1 |
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More education data for Albania
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,644 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9181 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Albania?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Albania was 120,990 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 262,361 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,990 number in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Albania ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.