Preprimary education, duration in Algeria
Algeria: Preprimary education, duration was 1 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Preprimary education, duration in Algeria, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Algeria peaked at 2 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2006.
Algeria ranks 197th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6 years | 1 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 197 Afghanistan 1 years compare
- 197 Bermuda 1 years compare
- 197 Iran 1 years compare
- 197 Philippines 1 years compare
- 197 Tanzania 1 years compare
More education data for Algeria
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 247,748 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.2% (2025)
- Labor force, female 17.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 13.56 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Algeria?
- Preprimary education, duration in Algeria was 1 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 1971.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2006.
- How does Algeria rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Algeria ranks 197th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.