Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Albania
Albania: Share of young people not in education, employment or training was 23.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Albania, 2002–2023
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 23.2% for share of young people not in education, employment or training in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young people not in education, employment or training in Albania peaked at 41.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2023.
That places Albania 26th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 41.8% | — |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 28.2% | 41.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.2% | 26.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,644 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9181 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young people not in education, employment or training in Albania?
- Share of young people not in education, employment or training in Albania was 23.2% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of young people not in education, employment or training recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for share of young people not in education, employment or training?
- Albania ranks 26th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of young people not in education, employment or training rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young people not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of people aged 15–24 who are not in education (formal education or short courses), employment (worked in paid work or self-employment), or training (non-academic skill-building activities). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.