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

Albania: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 85.9%
World rank
77th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
11
2003–2019

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

0.40.60.82003201120192003: 0.783 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.872 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.8 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.808 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.77 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.577 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.458 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.451 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.379 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.3 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.558 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Albania stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.9% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Albania peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.

That places Albania 77th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Albania, 2003 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
2003 0.8%
2004 0.9% +11.4%
2009 0.8% -8.2%
2011 0.8% +0.9%
2013 0.8% -4.7%
2014 0.6% -25.0%
2015 0.5% -20.7%
2016 0.5% -1.5%
2017 0.4% -16.0%
2018 0.3% -20.7%
2019 0.6% +85.9%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 68% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.8% 8

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 74 Belgium 0.6%
  2. 75 Jordan 0.6% compare
  3. 76 Puerto Rico 0.6%
  4. 78 Sweden 0.6% compare
  5. 79 North Macedonia 0.5% compare
  6. 80 Latvia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Albania?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Albania was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
How does Albania rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Albania ranks 77th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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