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

Albania: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
9th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2003
Years of data
11
2003–2019

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

0.10.20.30.40.52003201120192003: 0.074 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.133 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.351 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.294 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.431 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.447 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.528 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.396 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.496 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.495 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.532 % of youth labor force with high education

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.

Albania ranks 9th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Youth unemployment 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 0.1%
2004 0.1% +78.8%
2009 0.4% +164.7%
2011 0.3% -16.2%
2013 0.4% +46.2%
2014 0.4% +3.8%
2015 0.5% +18.2%
2016 0.4% -25.1%
2017 0.5% +25.4%
2018 0.5% -0.3%
2019 0.5% +7.5%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% 8

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 6 South Africa 0.6% compare
  2. 7 Croatia 0.5% compare
  3. 8 Italy 0.5% compare
  4. 10 Slovakia 0.5% compare
  5. 11 Georgia 0.5% compare
  6. 12 Bulgaria 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Albania was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
How does Albania rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Albania ranks 9th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment 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 unemployment 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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