School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Albania

Albania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.82 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.82 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
61st
of 183 countries
All-time high
15.25 years
in 2014
All-time low
10.09 years
in 1994
Years of data
39
1978–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Albania, 1978–2019

0510151978199820191978: 11.8 years1981: 11.8 years1983: 11 years1984: 11 years1985: 11.3 years1986: 11.6 years1987: 11.5 years1988: 11.5 years1989: 11.5 years1990: 11.6 years1991: 11.8 years1992: 10.7 years1993: 10.1 years1994: 10.1 years1995: 10.2 years1996: 10.2 years1997: 10.5 years1998: 10.7 years1999: 10.7 years2000: 10.6 years2001: 10.7 years2002: 10.7 years2003: 10.9 years2004: 10.9 years2005: 11.4 years2006: 11.6 years2007: 12 years2008: 12.1 years2009: 12.3 years2010: 13 years2011: 13.7 years2012: 14.6 years2013: 14.9 years2014: 15.3 years2015: 15.1 years2016: 14.8 years2017: 14.8 years2018: 14.7 years2019: 14.8 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Albania recorded 14.82 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Albania peaked at 15.25 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.09 years, in 1994.

That places Albania 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Albania, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in Albania, 1978 to 2019.
Year years Change
1978 11.81 years
1981 11.75 years -0.5%
1983 10.96 years -6.8%
1984 11.05 years +0.8%
1985 11.32 years +2.5%
1986 11.57 years +2.2%
1987 11.45 years -1.1%
1988 11.46 years +0.1%
1989 11.49 years +0.3%
1990 11.6 years +1.0%
1991 11.76 years +1.4%
1992 10.66 years -9.3%
1993 10.13 years -5.0%
1994 10.09 years -0.3%
1995 10.17 years +0.7%
1996 10.23 years +0.6%
1997 10.51 years +2.7%
1998 10.67 years +1.6%
1999 10.68 years +0.1%
2000 10.59 years -0.9%
2001 10.68 years +0.9%
2002 10.7 years +0.2%
2003 10.9 years +1.9%
2004 10.88 years -0.2%
2005 11.42 years +4.9%
2006 11.58 years +1.4%
2007 11.96 years +3.3%
2008 12.12 years +1.3%
2009 12.26 years +1.1%
2010 13 years +6.0%
2011 13.75 years +5.8%
2012 14.59 years +6.1%
2013 14.93 years +2.3%
2014 15.25 years +2.2%
2015 15.08 years -1.2%
2016 14.8 years -1.8%
2017 14.82 years +0.1%
2018 14.7 years -0.8%
2019 14.82 years +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.81 years 11.81 years 11.81 years 1
1980s 11.38 years 10.96 years 11.75 years 8
1990s 10.65 years 10.09 years 11.76 years 10
2000s 11.31 years 10.59 years 12.26 years 10
2010s 14.57 years 13 years 15.25 years 10

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 58 Mexico 14.87 years compare
  2. 59 Ukraine 14.86 years compare
  3. 60 Antigua and Barbuda 14.86 years compare
  4. 62 Iran 14.81 years compare
  5. 63 Kuwait 14.69 years compare
  6. 64 Serbia 14.66 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Albania?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Albania was 14.82 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 15.25 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 10.09 years in 1994.
How does Albania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Albania ranks 61st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.