Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Albania
Albania: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Albania, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 92.6% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Albania peaked at 92.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2000.
Albania ranks 35th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.0% | — |
| 2000 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 71.9% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | -40.1% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | +62.2% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | +14.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 92.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 92.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +62.2% | 46.2% | 74.9% |
| 2019 | -40.1% | 75.5% | 45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 43.7% | 57.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 45.3% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 46.2% | 92.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,080 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,057 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,089 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Albania?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Albania was 92.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Albania ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.