Primary education, pupils in Algeria
Algeria: Primary education, pupils was 47.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Algeria, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Algeria stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Algeria peaked at 47.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1971.
That places Algeria 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 37.5% | 41.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 41.6% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 44.7% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 46.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.3% | 47.8% | 9 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (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, total 13.56 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Algeria?
- Primary education, pupils in Algeria was 47.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for primary education, pupils?
- Algeria ranks 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.