Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Algeria

Algeria: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
15.5%
Change on year
down 34.9%
World rank
57th
of 194 countries
All-time high
23.9%
in 2024
All-time low
11.0%
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2025

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Algeria, 2008–2025

05101520252008201620252008: 11 %2010: 17.8 %2011: 17.6 %2012: 16 %2013: 17.6 %2014: 16.5 %2015: 16.1 %2016: 16.1 %2017: 17.6 %2018: 15.6 %2019: 16 %2020: 16.5 %2021: 16.1 %2022: 13.1 %2023: 13.3 %2024: 23.9 %2025: 15.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Algeria is 15.5%, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Algeria peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2008.

Algeria ranks 57th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 11.0% 11.0% 1
2010s 16.7% 15.6% 17.8% 10
2020s 16.4% 13.1% 23.9% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Algeria?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Algeria was 15.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2008.
How does Algeria rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Algeria ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.