School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Albania
Albania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Albania, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Albania is 16.78 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Albania peaked at 16.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.33 years, in 1993.
Albania ranks 26th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Albania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11.85 years | — |
| 1981 | 11.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 10.98 years | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 11.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 11.41 years | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 11.71 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 11.69 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 11.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 11.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 12.23 years | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 12.56 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 11.05 years | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 10.33 years | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 10.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 10.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 10.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 10.98 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 11.16 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.42 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.02 years | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 12.22 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 12.42 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 12.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.73 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.59 years | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 14.39 years | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 15.01 years | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.25 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.52 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.22 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.73 years | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 14.64 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.58 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.79 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.48 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.32 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.31 years | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.78 years | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.85 years | 11.85 years | 11.85 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.56 years | 10.98 years | 11.98 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.06 years | 10.33 years | 12.56 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.94 years | 10.99 years | 12.73 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.77 years | 13.59 years | 15.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.88 years | 14.31 years | 16.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Albania?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Albania was 16.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.33 years in 1993.
- How does Albania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Albania ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release