Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Albania
Albania: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Albania, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 10.9% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Albania peaked at 13.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2022.
Albania ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More economy & growth data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 276.17 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 159.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 69.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 25.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.17 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 13.49 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.03 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 17.49 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Albania?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Albania was 10.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2022.
- How does Albania rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Albania ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.