Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania

Albania: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
99th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2003–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania, 2003–2019

00.20.40.60.812003201120192003: 0.926 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.867 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.649 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.706 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.569 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.553 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.472 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.604 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.504 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.505 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.468 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

That places Albania 99th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Albania, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
2003 0.9%
2004 0.9% -6.3%
2009 0.6% -25.2%
2011 0.7% +8.8%
2013 0.6% -19.3%
2014 0.6% -2.9%
2015 0.5% -14.7%
2016 0.6% +28.1%
2017 0.5% -16.6%
2018 0.5% +0.3%
2019 0.5% -7.4%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 64% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 96 Bulgaria 0.5% compare
  2. 97 Georgia 0.5% compare
  3. 98 Slovakia 0.5% compare
  4. 100 Italy 0.5% compare
  5. 101 Croatia 0.5% compare
  6. 102 South Africa 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Albania rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Albania ranks 99th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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