Albania: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Albania's secondary education, pupils fell 3.4% on 2023 (from 216,158 to 208,738).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.6% and a typical year strayed about 3.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.7% in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.3% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 11,402 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 161,737 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 12,364, against 18,493 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Albania had the 66th highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Albania in the 2024 ranking

• Lithuania — 63rd of 100: 244,656
• Namibia — 64th of 100: 236,050
• Moldova — 65th of 100: 228,038
• Jamaica — 67th of 100: 177,095
• Puerto Rico (US) — 68th of 100: 171,527
• Qatar — 69th of 100: 151,038

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 48 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Andorra — 5,245 (2024)
• Armenia — 290,201 (2024)
• Austria — 706,802 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 1.06 million (2024)
• Belarus — 729,741 (2024)
• Belgium — 1.18 million (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 226,755 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 485,226 (2024)
• Croatia — 325,996 (2023)
• Cyprus — 61,230 (2024)
• Czechia — 918,975 (2023)
• Denmark

More education data for Albania

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 141,089 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 111.51% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 111.43% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 111.59% (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 108.36% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Albania's secondary education, pupils?

208,738 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is down 47.3% from 396,099 in 1976 (1.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 478,285 in 1991 and the lowest 208,738 in 2024.

How does Albania rank?

66th highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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