Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Albania
Albania: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 26.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Albania, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 26.1% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Albania peaked at 57.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2022.
That places Albania 57th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.6% | — |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -54.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 32.3% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 39.3% | 57.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Albania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0285 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 73,315 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,336 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Albania?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Albania was 26.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Albania ranks 57th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).