Share of children who have completed primary school in Albania

Albania: Share of children who have completed primary school was 97.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
97.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
83rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2010
All-time low
96.0%
in 1998
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Share of children who have completed primary school in Albania, 1981–2025

0204060801001981200320251981: 96.3 %1982: 96.4 %1983: 96.4 %1984: 96.4 %1985: 96.4 %1986: 96.5 %1987: 96.5 %1988: 96.5 %1989: 96.5 %1990: 96.5 %1991: 96.4 %1992: 96.4 %1993: 96.3 %1994: 96.2 %1995: 96.2 %1996: 96.1 %1997: 96 %1998: 96 %1999: 96 %2000: 96.1 %2001: 96.3 %2002: 96.5 %2003: 96.8 %2004: 97 %2005: 97.3 %2006: 97.5 %2007: 97.7 %2008: 97.8 %2009: 97.9 %2010: 98 %2011: 98 %2012: 97.9 %2013: 97.8 %2014: 97.7 %2015: 97.6 %2016: 97.4 %2017: 97.3 %2018: 97.3 %2019: 97.3 %2020: 97.2 %2021: 97.3 %2022: 97.3 %2023: 97.4 %2024: 97.4 %2025: 97.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Albania recorded 97.4% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Albania peaked at 98.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 1998.

That places Albania 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 96.4% 96.3% 96.5% 9
1990s 96.2% 96.0% 96.5% 10
2000s 97.1% 96.1% 97.9% 10
2010s 97.6% 97.3% 98.0% 10
2020s 97.3% 97.2% 97.4% 6

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 80 Trinidad and Tobago 98.0% compare
  2. 80 Turkey 98.0% compare
  3. 82 Uruguay 97.9% compare
  4. 83 Chile 97.4% compare
  5. 83 Iceland 97.4% compare
  6. 86 South Africa 97.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who have completed primary school in Albania?
Share of children who have completed primary school in Albania was 97.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 1998.
How does Albania rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
Albania ranks 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.