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
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Algeria, 2008–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More economy & growth data for Algeria
- External balance on goods and services -15.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.63 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.48 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Trade 39.0% (2025)
- Trade in services 5.0% (2024)
- External balance on goods and services -2.01 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 17.3% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 8.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 59.95 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.2% (2025)
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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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.