School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Albania
Albania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.83 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Albania, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Albania is 9.83 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Albania peaked at 9.83 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.19 years, in 2008.
That places Albania 45th 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, male in Albania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.39 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.6 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.55 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.51 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.33 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.62 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.53 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.41 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.19 years | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 9.05 years | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 9.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.37 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 9.25 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.34 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.14 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.04 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.96 years | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 8.8 years | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 9.83 years | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4 years | 8.39 years | 8.41 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.53 years | 8.19 years | 9.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.29 years | 9.05 years | 9.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.16 years | 8.8 years | 9.83 years | 5 |
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More education data for Albania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,290 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,046 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 70,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,644 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9181 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Albania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Albania was 9.83 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.83 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 years in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Albania ranks 45th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release