Education · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Upper-middle income
Algeria: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 79.1% (2011). Primary enrolment is 105.5% (2025), 48th of 191 in the world and 4th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa. Primary completion is 98.2% (2025), 53rd of 168 in the world and 4th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Algeria in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 79.1%2011 | — | — | 2.7% | 83.9% | · | +75.7 ppsince 2001 | 33.8% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 105.5%2025 | 48/191 | 4/19 | 109.7% | 113.8% | 108.5% | −4.1 ppsince 2015 | 94.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 98.2%2025 | 53/168 | 4/19 | 82.0% | 98.8% | 100.7% | −0.2 ppsince 2015 | 83.7% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 105.2%2024 | 40/176 | 2/17 | 64.6% | 100.7% | 104.6%2022 | +2.0 ppsince 2011 | 65.8% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 79.0%2025 | 115/168 | 14/19 | 51.5% | 59.9% | 83.3%2021 | +3.3 ppsince 2015 | 66.7% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 54.4%2024 | 75/172 | 7/19 | 15.3%2001 | 30.7% | 53.4% | +18.4 ppsince 2014 | 29.7% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.6%2025 | 122/178 | 12/17 | 5.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | +1.2 ppsince 2015 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 75.1%2008 | — | — | 69.9%2002 | 75.1%2008 | · | — | 75.6% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 93.8%2008 | — | — | 90.1%2002 | 93.8%2008 | · | — | 86.9% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 24.32018 | 61/173 | 9/20 | 28.4 | 23.3 | 24.32018 | +4.7%since 2008 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 9.0%2024 | 5/184 | 1/16 | · | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.4 ppsince 2014 | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 15.5%2025 | 53/179 | 6/15 | · | 17.8% | 16.5% | −0.5 ppsince 2015 | 13.1% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+75.7 pp79.1% in 2011
- Secondary enrolment+2.0 pp105.2% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+3.3 pp79.0% in 2025
- Tertiary enrolment+18.4 pp54.4% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−0.2 pp98.2% in 2025
- Out-of-school children+1.2 pp1.6% in 2025
- Pupils per teacher+4.7%24.3 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Algeria and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Algeria. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Algeria | Italy | Spain | Morocco | Niger | Mali |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 79.1%2011 | 92.7%2020 | 101.8%2020 | 59.9%2021 | 7.0%2021 | 7.6%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 105.5%2025 | 103.6%2023 | 102.9%2024 | 116.6%2024 | 64.7%2024 | 72.8%2023 |
| Primary completion | 98.2%2025 | 97.4%2023 | 98.5%2024 | 106.4%2024 | 40.8%2024 | 48.4%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 105.2%2024 | 100.7%2023 | 118.5%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 19.9%2024 | 38.9%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 79.0%2025 | 96.3%2023 | 93.4%2024 | 77.2%2024 | 11.9%2024 | 28.1%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 54.4%2024 | 75.9%2023 | 93.8%2024 | 48.2%2024 | 4.2%2019 | 5.1%2015 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.6%2025 | 2.1%2023 | 1.2%2024 | 0.5%2021 | 40.4%2024 | 34.0%2023 |
| Adult literacy | 75.1%2008 | 99.3%2019 | 99.7%2021 | 64.3%2014 | 35.6%2022 | 35.6%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 93.8%2008 | 99.9%2019 | 99.7%2021 | 89.1%2014 | 53.9%2022 | 50.3%2024 |