Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Albania

Albania: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 17,011 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
17,011 number
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
143rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
35,761 number
in 2000
All-time low
17,011 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Albania, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Albania recorded 17,011 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Albania peaked at 35,761 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17,011 number, in 2020.

That places Albania 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Albania, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 27,977 number
1971 28,841 number +3.1%
1972 29,707 number +3.0%
1973 30,506 number +2.7%
1974 31,139 number +2.1%
1975 31,430 number +0.9%
1976 31,365 number -0.2%
1977 31,321 number -0.1%
1978 31,286 number -0.1%
1979 31,298 number +0.0%
1980 31,512 number +0.7%
1981 31,947 number +1.4%
1982 32,317 number +1.2%
1983 32,646 number +1.0%
1984 32,968 number +1.0%
1985 33,254 number +0.9%
1986 33,507 number +0.8%
1987 33,935 number +1.3%
1988 34,448 number +1.5%
1989 34,908 number +1.3%
1990 35,173 number +0.8%
1991 35,159 number -0.0%
1992 35,223 number +0.2%
1993 35,040 number -0.5%
1994 34,805 number -0.7%
1995 34,819 number +0.0%
1996 35,223 number +1.2%
1997 34,872 number -1.0%
1998 35,080 number +0.6%
1999 35,550 number +1.3%
2000 35,761 number +0.6%
2001 35,458 number -0.8%
2002 35,060 number -1.1%
2003 34,556 number -1.4%
2004 33,881 number -2.0%
2005 33,039 number -2.5%
2006 32,064 number -3.0%
2007 30,916 number -3.6%
2008 29,900 number -3.3%
2009 29,762 number -0.5%
2010 28,923 number -2.8%
2011 27,925 number -3.5%
2012 25,909 number -7.2%
2013 24,296 number -6.2%
2014 23,090 number -5.0%
2015 22,094 number -4.3%
2016 21,040 number -4.8%
2017 19,826 number -5.8%
2018 18,786 number -5.2%
2019 17,786 number -5.3%
2020 17,011 number -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30,487 number 27,977 number 31,430 number 10
1980s 33,144 number 31,512 number 34,908 number 10
1990s 35,094 number 34,805 number 35,550 number 10
2000s 33,040 number 29,762 number 35,761 number 10
2010s 22,968 number 17,786 number 28,923 number 10
2020s 17,011 number 17,011 number 17,011 number 1

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 140 Armenia 21,831 number compare
  2. 141 Lesotho 20,969 number compare
  3. 142 Republic of Moldova 19,302 number compare
  4. 144 Timor-Leste 15,751 number compare
  5. 145 Eswatini 14,797 number compare
  6. 146 Equatorial Guinea 13,335 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Albania?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Albania was 17,011 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 35,761 number in 2000.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 17,011 number in 2020.
How does Albania rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Albania ranks 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.