Education in Albania

2,868 indicators covering education for Albania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 11.8% 2025 down 0.8% 122nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 3.8% 2025 down 64.8% 173rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 11.8% 2025 up 521.1% 59th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 16.5% 2025 up 617.4% 45th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 7.4% 2025 up 393.3% 83rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.68 modelled data 2025 up 53.6% 5th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 91,755 2024 down 39.6% 122nd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.2659 GPIA 2024 down 9.4% 151st
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.1% 2023 down 12.5% 147th
Primary education, pupils 47.4% 2018 down 0.9% 177th
Inequality in education 0.1233 2023 up 3.6% 91st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.5% 2018 down 45.6% 122nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 91.9% 2019 up 22.3% 73rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 93.4% 2019 up 28.1% 65th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9845 GPI 2019 down 4.5% 120th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 43,328 2024 down 37.5% 122nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.94 modelled data 2025 up 23.2% 2nd
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 209.8% 74th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 48,427 2024 down 41.4% 120th
Tertiary education, academic staff 58.9% 2024 up 6.6% 14th
Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 9th
End month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 49th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 327 2024 down 45.4% 128th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.55 modelled data 2025 up 15.1% 5th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.8% 2018 down 40.5% 114th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.5% 2018 down 20.6% 101st
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.9% 2023 up 100.1% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 106.8% 2024 up 3.7% 41st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 119.9% 79th
Persistence to grade 5, female 87.7% 2023 down 11.6% 95th
Persistence to grade 5, male 85.7% 2023 down 12.8% 95th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 109.3% 2024 up 4.7% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 106.1% 2024 up 5.2% 45th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 107.4% 2024 up 2.3% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9878 GPIA 2024 up 2.8% 138th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 8.9% 2023 down 14.6% 42nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 125.4% 83rd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 11.6% 2023 up 0.2% 71st
School enrollment, secondary 86.6% 2018 up 2.6% 58th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.81 years 2024 up 5.0% 49th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 109.0% 2024 up 5.5% 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9936 GPIA 2024 up 1.5% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 109.7% 2024 up 4.0% 25th
Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 77 2024 down 40.3% 112th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 111 2024 down 35.5% 113th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 106,461 2025 down 36.7% 147th
School age population, early childhood education, female 51,203 2025 down 36.2% 147th
School age population, early childhood education, male 55,258 2025 down 37.1% 147th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 110.4% 2024 up 6.4% 28th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 268 2024 down 45.0% 133rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 1,111 2024 down 44.4% 128th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.83 years 2024 up 4.4% 45th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.78 years 2024 up 5.6% 51st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9947 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 114th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.7% 2023 down 3.4% 127th