Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Albania
Albania: Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level was 25.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Albania, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 25.2% for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Albania peaked at 55.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2022.
Albania ranks 43rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -54.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 30.9% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 37.8% | 55.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
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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 share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Albania?
- Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Albania was 25.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Albania ranks 43rd out of 51 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who achieve minimum math proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data accounts for school completion rates to estimate skills for all children, not just those in school.