School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Albania
Albania: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Albania, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Albania recorded 2.89 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Albania peaked at 2.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7142 years, in 1971.
Albania ranks 45th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Albania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7142 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.7888 years | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 1.29 years | +63.8% |
| 1981 | 1.38 years | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.42 years | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.45 years | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.5 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.56 years | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.67 years | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.75 years | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.45 years | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 1.07 years | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.1 years | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.21 years | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 1.27 years | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.32 years | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.35 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.42 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.52 years | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5 years | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.56 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.77 years | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 1.81 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.93 years | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.09 years | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 2.31 years | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4 years | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.49 years | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.45 years | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4 years | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.37 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.43 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.35 years | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.51 years | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 2.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.89 years | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7515 years | 0.7142 years | 0.7888 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.5 years | 1.29 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 years | 1.07 years | 1.75 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 years | 1.35 years | 1.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 years | 1.93 years | 2.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 years | 2.35 years | 2.89 years | 5 |
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More education data for Albania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 111.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Albania?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Albania was 2.89 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7142 years in 1971.
- How does Albania rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Albania ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release