Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Albania

Albania: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 10.44 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
10.44
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
47th
of 94 countries
All-time high
10.85
in 2003
All-time low
8.6
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Albania, 2002–2016

02.557.5102002200920162002: 8.62003: 10.82004: 10.82005: 8.92008: 9.72009: 9.92011: 10.22012: 10.32013: 10.42014: 10.22015: 10.42016: 10.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Albania stood at 10.44.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Albania peaked at 10.85 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 2002.

That places Albania 47th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total in Albania, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 8.6
2003 10.85 +26.1%
2004 10.76 -0.9%
2005 8.95 -16.8%
2008 9.73 +8.8%
2009 9.87 +1.4%
2011 10.23 +3.7%
2012 10.27 +0.4%
2013 10.36 +0.9%
2014 10.19 -1.7%
2015 10.35 +1.6%
2016 10.44 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.79 8.6 10.85 6
2010s 10.31 10.19 10.44 6

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 44 Panama 10.71 compare
  2. 45 Greece 10.55 compare
  3. 46 Palestine, State of 10.49 compare
  4. 48 Italy 10.38 compare
  5. 49 South Africa 10.33 compare
  6. 50 Jordan 10.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Albania?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Albania was 10.44 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 10.85 in 2003.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 2002.
How does Albania rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Albania ranks 47th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,329 data points, 1970–2021
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