Education in Algeria

123 indicators covering education for Algeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 92.7% 2021 down 0.1% 81st
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 1,463 2024 down 3.9% 48th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 1,417 2024 up 26.6% 51st
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,906 2024 up 12.7% 57th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2,052 2024 down 17.6% 61st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 101.5% 2018 down 3.2% 92nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 102.2% 2018 down 4.7% 86th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 2.3% 2100 down 13.1% 27th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 1.50 million people 2100 down 13.6% 20th
Population by level of education 34.76 million people 2100 up 9.8% 25th
Repeaters, primary, female 3.7% 2018 down 37.3% 62nd
Repeaters, primary, male 7.2% 2018 down 24.7% 51st
School enrollment, secondary, private 1.8% 2024 up 563.8% 161st
School enrollment, primary 97.6% 2018 up 1.3% 35th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Over-age students, primary 6.6% 2018 down 36.1% 92nd
Secondary education, teachers 70.0% 2024 43rd
School enrollment, primary, female 95.5% 2008 up 13.3% 51st
School enrollment, primary, male 97.2% 2008 up 7.6% 30th
Over-age students, primary, male 8.3% 2018 down 33.2% 82nd
Over-age students, primary, female 4.7% 2018 down 40.6% 104th
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st
Progression to secondary school 99.2% 2017 up 2.7% 47th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.6% 2018 up 2.4% 8th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Primary education, pupils 47.8% 2018 up 1.1% 160th
Tertiary education, academic staff 47.3% 2024 up 13.3% 71st
Persistence to grade 5, female 93.5% 2021 down 1.2% 77th
Persistence to grade 5, male 91.9% 2021 up 0.9% 75th
School enrollment, secondary 52.9% 1997 up 35.8% 120th
Preprimary education, duration 1 years 2025 unchanged 197th
Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2017 up 2.9% 1st
School enrollment, secondary, female 51.3% 1997 up 58.1% 119th
School enrollment, secondary, male 54.5% 1997 up 20.6% 119th
Progression to secondary school, female 98.4% 2017 up 2.5% 65th
Literacy rate, youth female 98.0% 2019 up 6.8% 54th
Children out of school, primary 78,683 2025 up 434.5% 59th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.5% 2008 up 14.5% 69th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.0% 2008 up 8.5% 30th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 24.32 2018 up 4.7% 73rd
Secondary education, pupils 50.0% 2011 down 1.2% 62nd
Children out of school, primary, female 36,496 2022 up 47.9% 66th
Children out of school, primary, male 65,258 2022 up 239.5% 58th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Adolescents out of school 77.6% 2025 up 1,673.5% 2nd
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.23 1997 down 17.6% 78th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 25.36 2011 down 9.7% 39th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Adolescents out of school, female 77.7% 2025 up 1,347.1% 2nd
Adolescents out of school, male 77.4% 2025 up 2,165.2% 3rd
Net intake rate in grade 1 86.8% 2018 down 0.0% 30th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 27.29 2018 down 4.1% 25th
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 86.0% 2018 up 0.6% 29th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 87.5% 2018 down 0.6% 27th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 22.73 pupils per teacher 2025 down 4.6% 55th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 24.1% 2019 down 5.1% 116th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 24.8% 2019 up 9.2% 109th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 23.4% 2019 down 16.6% 119th