Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Albania: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 69.2% (2021), 96th of 176 in the world and 41st of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 111.5% (2024), 28th of 191 in the world and 4th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 107.3% (2024), 12th of 168 in the world and 4th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Albania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 69.2%2021 | 96/176 | 41/51 | 44.1% | 65.0% | 75.1% | −0.8 ppsince 2011 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 111.5%2024 | 28/191 | 4/53 | 108.4% | 99.9% | 100.0% | +5.7 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 107.3%2024 | 12/168 | 4/47 | 97.3% | 102.1% | 99.3% | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 108.4%2024 | 29/176 | 17/53 | 70.3% | 93.7% | 95.9% | +5.0 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 104.2%2024 | 11/168 | 3/50 | 80.8% | 92.6% | 93.4% | +7.7 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 84.1%2024 | 20/172 | 11/52 | 15.4% | 43.3% | 61.6% | +18.6 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.5%2024 | 155/178 | 39/51 | 3.1% | 6.2% | 4.0% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 97.7%2023 | 39/141 | 23/27 | 98.7%2001 | 96.8%2011 | · | +0.4 ppsince 2012 | 98.8% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.1%2023 | 51/148 | 23/27 | 99.4%2001 | 98.8%2011 | · | −0.2 ppsince 2012 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 17.62018 | 92/173 | 8/48 | 22.6 | 19.7 | 17.62018 | −9.5%since 2008 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.1%2023 | 139/184 | 44/49 | 3.3% | 3.2%2011 | 3.3% | −0.4 ppsince 2013 | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 10.9%2023 | 125/179 | 29/49 | 10.1% | 11.0%2011 | 10.3% | −1.3 ppsince 2013 | 11.7% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Primary completion+1.7 pp107.3% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment+5.0 pp108.4% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+7.7 pp104.2% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+18.6 pp84.1% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−0.8 pp69.2% in 2021
- Out-of-school children+0.1 pp0.5% in 2024
- Youth literacy−0.2 pp99.1% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Albania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Albania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Albania | Greece | Serbia | North Macedonia | Kosovo | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 69.2%2021 | 93.3%2020 | 63.8%2021 | 31.0%2020 | — | 72.9%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 111.5%2024 | 102.0%2023 | 96.0%2024 | 96.3%2023 | — | 106.1%2023 |
| Primary completion | 107.3%2024 | 99.9%2023 | 96.0%2022 | 95.8%2023 | — | 106.7%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 108.4%2024 | 105.2%2023 | 89.8%2024 | 90.1%2023 | — | 93.9%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 104.2%2024 | 93.9%2023 | 95.3%2022 | 93.0%2023 | — | 97.0%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 84.1%2024 | 165.1%2023 | 70.6%2024 | 55.0%2023 | — | 55.2%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.5%2024 | 0.1%2023 | 3.3%2024 | 3.8%2023 | — | 0.2%2023 |
| Adult literacy | 97.7%2023 | 93.9%2009 | 99.3%2022 | — | — | 98.5%2018 |
| Youth literacy | 99.1%2023 | 99.5%2009 | 99.7%2022 | — | — | 97.4%2018 |