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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Albania, 1978–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Albania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 66,711 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 120,063 (2024)
- 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)
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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About this data
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.