Average years of schooling among adults in Albania
Albania: Average years of schooling among adults was 10.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Albania, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Albania recorded 10.18 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Albania peaked at 10.18 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.34 years, in 1995.
Albania ranks 88th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling among adults in Albania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.35 years | — |
| 1991 | 7.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.62 years | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 7.91 years | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 8.19 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 8.47 years | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 8.75 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.82 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.95 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.15 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.45 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.8 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.02 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.18 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.18 years | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 10.18 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 10.18 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.34 years, 82% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.63 years | 7.34 years | 8.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.06 years | 8.75 years | 9.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.95 years | 9.63 years | 10.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.16 years | 10.12 years | 10.18 years | 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 average years of schooling among adults in Albania?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Albania was 10.18 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.18 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 years in 1995.
- How does Albania rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Albania ranks 88th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.