Population of compulsory school age, male in Albania

Albania: Population of compulsory school age, male was 161,960 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
161,960 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
131st
of 186 countries
All-time high
279,841 number
in 2000
All-time low
161,960 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Albania, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820191998: 277.8k number1999: 279.1k number2000: 279.8k number2001: 278.7k number2002: 275.8k number2003: 271.0k number2004: 264.7k number2005: 257.8k number2006: 250.3k number2007: 241.3k number2008: 232.4k number2009: 223.7k number2010: 215.2k number2011: 206.7k number2012: 222.1k number2013: 209.0k number2014: 197.7k number2015: 188.2k number2016: 179.9k number2017: 172.7k number2018: 166.7k number2019: 162.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Albania recorded 161,960 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Albania peaked at 279,841 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 161,960 number, in 2019.

That places Albania 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 278,424 number 277,796 number 279,051 number 2
2000s 257,541 number 223,685 number 279,841 number 10
2010s 192,021 number 161,960 number 222,111 number 10

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 128 Republic of Moldova 214,141 number compare
  2. 129 Namibia 202,665 number compare
  3. 130 Croatia 170,444 number compare
  4. 132 North Macedonia 156,949 number compare
  5. 133 Lesotho 151,601 number compare
  6. 134 Timor-Leste 140,821 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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All data for Albania β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Albania?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Albania was 161,960 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 279,841 number in 2000.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 161,960 number in 2019.
How does Albania rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Albania ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.