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
Share of children who have completed primary school in Albania, 1981–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Albania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,336 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.4% (2024)
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
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.