School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Albania
Albania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Albania, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Albania recorded 9.81 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Albania peaked at 9.81 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.11 years, in 1998.
That places Albania 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Albania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.11 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.24 years | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.53 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.46 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.34 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.14 years | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 8.99 years | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 8.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.29 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.13 years | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.05 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.9 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.78 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 8.68 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.49 years | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.81 years | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.12 years | 8.11 years | 8.14 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.4 years | 8.14 years | 8.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.19 years | 8.99 years | 9.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.93 years | 8.49 years | 9.81 years | 5 |
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More education data for Albania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0285 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 73,315 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Albania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Albania was 9.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.81 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.11 years in 1998.
- How does Albania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Albania ranks 49th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release