School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Albania
Albania: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.26 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Albania, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Albania stood at 1.26 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Albania peaked at 1.36 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5062 GPIA, in 1972.
Albania ranks 83rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Albania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.511 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5062 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.835 GPIA | +65.0% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPIA | +22.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9462 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8952 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8431 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8569 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9301 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.11 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.19 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.27 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.29 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.34 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.36 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.33 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.28 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.25 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.22 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.33 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.36 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.33 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.26 GPIA | -4.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Albania's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.24 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +65.0% | 0.5062 GPIA | 0.835 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6174 GPIA | 0.5062 GPIA | 0.835 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9432 GPIA | 0.8431 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 1.27 GPIA compare
- 81 Marshall Islands 1.27 GPIA compare
- 82 Belgium 1.26 GPIA compare
- 84 Canada 1.26 GPIA compare
- 85 Czechia 1.26 GPIA compare
- 86 El Salvador 1.26 GPIA compare
More education data for Albania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,080 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,057 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,089 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Albania?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Albania was 1.26 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5062 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Albania rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Albania ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release