Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Albania
Albania: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 17.57 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Albania, 1997–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Albania recorded 17.57 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Albania peaked at 22.76 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.57, in 2018.
Albania ranks 110th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.76 | 22.76 | 22.76 | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.08 | 19.41 | 22.57 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.83 | 17.57 | 19.87 | 9 |
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More education data for Albania
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,336 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 111.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Albania?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Albania was 17.57 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.76 in 1997.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.57 in 2018.
- How does Albania rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Albania ranks 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.