Progression to secondary school in Algeria
Algeria: Progression to secondary school was 99.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Algeria, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Algeria stood at 99.2%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Algeria peaked at 99.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1973.
That places Algeria 47th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 33.5% | 63.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 84.3% | 71.1% | 91.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 89.6% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 92.3% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.7% | 99.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (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, total 13.56 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Algeria?
- Progression to secondary school in Algeria was 99.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1973.
- How does Algeria rank for progression to secondary school?
- Algeria ranks 47th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).