Location
South Eastern Europe
Total Population
3, 2 millions
(3)
Land Area
28,748 SQKM
Capital
Tirana
Language
Albanian
% of population 0-18 years
40
(2)
% of Children at
early ages
21
(1)
% of Poverty rate
25
(4)
% of the population live in absolute poverty
18,5 (5)
% of the population live in extreme poverty
5 (1)
GDP/capita $
1588 (1)
Unemployment rate
14,7 % (2005) (4)
GDP growth
5% (2005) (5)
% GDP spend on education
2.9
(2)
% GDP spend on health
2.1
(2)
Life expectancy at birth
72.1 (male), 77.0
(female) (2)
Total Fertility rate
2.05children/woman
(2)
Infant mortality
18 per 1,000 live births (3)
Under-5 child mortality
20.1 per 1,000 (2)
% of population under 15
3.30
(2)
% of 9-year schooling enrolment
rate
94 (1)
% of secondary education
enrolment rate
42 (2002) (1)
% of secondary education
enrolment rate
in rural regions
22 (1)
% of attendance at preschool
Education
44 (2)
% of school drop out rate
2 (2003)
(2)
% of children currently working
(6-18 years)
32 (1)
From:
(1) IMF Country Report Albania: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, March 2005
(2) UNDP Report Common Country Assessment Albania 2004
(3) World Bank Approval EQEP, Country at a Glance 2006
(4) IMF Country Report Economic Indicators, 2005
(5) IMF Country Report Albania: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, January 2006