Albania — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Albania, 1994–2023.
Education spending for Albania was 3.09% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1994 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.92% in 2016. The lowest was 2.73% in 2022 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.37% per year.
Albania ranks 132 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 77%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Albania sits below it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 21% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 13%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 40 of 45 economies; Ireland (2.90%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 26% in 2019. That is 7% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 51st of 68 in 1994 → 76th of 116 in 2000 → 117th of 157 in 2020 → 74th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1994 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.09% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 2.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 3.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.33% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 3.87% | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 3.08% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 3.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 3.92% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 3.41% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 3.18% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 3.53% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 3.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 3.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 3.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 3.45% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Albania’s Education spending in 1995?
3.14% (1995). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Albania’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1994 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -10.3% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.09%; 2022: 2.73%; 2021: 3.01%; 2020: 3.33%; 2019: 3.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.