Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Albania
Albania: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.35 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Albania, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Albania stood at 1.35 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Albania peaked at 6.54 live births per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.35 live births per woman, in 2023.
Albania ranks 205th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Albania, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.17 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.2 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 6.24 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 6.34 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 6.43 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 6.54 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 6.44 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 6.33 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 6.39 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.4 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 6.27 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 6.11 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 5.93 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 5.71 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 5.47 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 5.33 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 5.31 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 5.32 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 5.29 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 5.16 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 5.08 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 4.98 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 4.83 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 4.7 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 4.57 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.37 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 4.2 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 4 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 3.78 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 3.59 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 3.47 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.42 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 3.32 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.28 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 3.21 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.14 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 3.11 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.07 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.03 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.01 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.96 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.88 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.81 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.8 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.76 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.67 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.54 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 2.42 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.31 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 2.22 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.14 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.01 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.89 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.79 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.69 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.63 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.62 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.64 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.65 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.68 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.72 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.74 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.72 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.63 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.55 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.49 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.42 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.37 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.36 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.35 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.35 live births per woman | -0.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 1.35 live births per woman is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 1.35 live births per woman is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 live births per woman, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.17 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.29 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.57 live births per woman | 3.78 live births per woman | 5.16 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.03 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.72 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Albania?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Albania was 1.35 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 live births per woman in 1955.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Albania ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.