School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Albania

Albania: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.82 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
11.82 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
86th
of 197 countries
All-time high
11.98 years
in 2015
All-time low
9.56 years
in 1994
Years of data
43
1976–2019

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Albania, 1976–2019

02.557.51012.51976199720191976: 11.6 years1978: 11.5 years1979: 11.5 years1980: 11.5 years1981: 11.5 years1982: 11.1 years1983: 10.7 years1984: 10.7 years1985: 11 years1986: 11.2 years1987: 11.1 years1988: 11.1 years1989: 11.1 years1990: 11.2 years1991: 11.3 years1992: 10.2 years1993: 9.6 years1994: 9.6 years1995: 9.7 years1996: 9.7 years1997: 9.9 years1998: 10 years1999: 9.9 years2000: 9.8 years2001: 9.9 years2002: 9.9 years2003: 10 years2004: 9.9 years2005: 10.3 years2006: 10.3 years2007: 10.4 years2008: 10.5 years2009: 10.6 years2010: 10.8 years2011: 11 years2012: 11.3 years2013: 11.7 years2014: 11.9 years2015: 12 years2016: 11.9 years2017: 11.9 years2018: 11.9 years2019: 11.8 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Albania is 11.82 years, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Albania peaked at 11.98 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.56 years, in 1994.

That places Albania 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Albania, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Albania, 1976 to 2019.
Year years Change
1976 11.57 years
1978 11.52 years -0.5%
1979 11.55 years +0.2%
1980 11.51 years -0.3%
1981 11.49 years -0.2%
1982 11.1 years -3.4%
1983 10.66 years -4.0%
1984 10.72 years +0.5%
1985 10.97 years +2.3%
1986 11.21 years +2.2%
1987 11.08 years -1.2%
1988 11.07 years -0.1%
1989 11.08 years +0.1%
1990 11.18 years +0.9%
1991 11.32 years +1.2%
1992 10.2 years -9.9%
1993 9.57 years -6.2%
1994 9.56 years -0.1%
1995 9.66 years +1.0%
1996 9.68 years +0.3%
1997 9.87 years +1.9%
1998 9.99 years +1.2%
1999 9.95 years -0.4%
2000 9.81 years -1.4%
2001 9.89 years +0.8%
2002 9.89 years -0.0%
2003 10 years +1.2%
2004 9.89 years -1.1%
2005 10.26 years +3.7%
2006 10.25 years -0.1%
2007 10.43 years +1.8%
2008 10.52 years +0.9%
2009 10.59 years +0.7%
2010 10.77 years +1.7%
2011 10.96 years +1.7%
2012 11.27 years +2.9%
2013 11.66 years +3.4%
2014 11.93 years +2.3%
2015 11.98 years +0.4%
2016 11.86 years -1.0%
2017 11.91 years +0.5%
2018 11.92 years +0.1%
2019 11.82 years -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.55 years 11.52 years 11.57 years 3
1980s 11.09 years 10.66 years 11.51 years 10
1990s 10.1 years 9.56 years 11.32 years 10
2000s 10.15 years 9.81 years 10.59 years 10
2010s 11.61 years 10.77 years 11.98 years 10

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 83 Morocco 11.85 years compare
  2. 84 Republic of Korea 11.85 years compare
  3. 85 Kiribati 11.82 years compare
  4. 87 Belize 11.81 years compare
  5. 88 Sao Tome and Principe 11.81 years compare
  6. 89 Aruba 11.8 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Albania?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Albania was 11.82 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 11.98 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 9.56 years in 1994.
How does Albania rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Albania ranks 86th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,554 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.