Unemployment with advanced education in Albania
Albania: Unemployment with advanced education was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Albania, 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Albania is 6.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Albania peaked at 19.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2002.
That places Albania 40th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.3% | — |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +81.3% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +271.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 2.3% | 16.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 12.3% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 6.6% | 12.5% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Albania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,083 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 580.32 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 580.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 604.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,185 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Albania?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Albania was 6.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2002.
- How does Albania rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Albania ranks 40th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).