Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Albania

Albania: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 8,663 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
8,663 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
95th
of 149 countries
All-time high
33,711 number
in 2001
All-time low
8,663 number
in 2019
Years of data
9
2000–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Albania, 2000–2019

10.0k20.0k30.0k2000200920192000: 32.0k number2001: 33.7k number2013: 19.8k number2014: 14.3k number2015: 9.3k number2016: 12.6k number2017: 13.3k number2018: 8.7k number2019: 8.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Albania stood at 8,663 number. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Albania peaked at 33,711 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8,663 number, in 2019.

Albania ranks 95th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Albania, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 31,996 number
2001 33,711 number +5.4%
2013 19,829 number -41.2%
2014 14,258 number -28.1%
2015 9,303 number -34.8%
2016 12,648 number +36.0%
2017 13,307 number +5.2%
2018 8,714 number -34.5%
2019 8,663 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32,854 number 31,996 number 33,711 number 2
2010s 12,389 number 8,663 number 19,829 number 7

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 92 Sri Lanka 11,114 number compare
  2. 93 Serbia 10,608 number compare
  3. 94 Belarus 10,430 number compare
  4. 96 Hong Kong, China 8,300 number compare
  5. 97 Cape Verde 8,099 number compare
  6. 98 Czechia 7,764 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Albania?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Albania was 8,663 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 33,711 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 8,663 number in 2019.
How does Albania rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Albania ranks 95th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/