Primary education, teachers in Algeria
Algeria: Primary education, teachers was 70.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Algeria, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, teachers in Algeria stood at 70.1%.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Algeria peaked at 82.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 130th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 36.6% | 40.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 39.1% | 45.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 46.1% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 52.5% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 70.1% | 82.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (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 primary education, teachers in Algeria?
- Primary education, teachers in Algeria was 70.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for primary education, teachers?
- Algeria ranks 130th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.