Algeria vs Turkey: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Algeria
5.30 million
in 2025
Turkey
5.54 million
in 2023
Algeria rank
27th
Turkey rank
24th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Algeria
  • Turkey
2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M7.0M197119982025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 5.54 million against 5.30 million in Algeria, a difference of 239,370.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 27th and Turkey ranks 24th of 206 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 2.49 million 5.34 million 2.85 million Turkey
1980s 3.42 million 6.32 million 2.90 million Turkey
1990s 4.49 million 6.62 million 2.13 million Turkey
2000s 4.32 million 6.67 million 2.35 million Turkey
2010s 3.88 million 5.70 million 1.81 million Turkey
2020s 4.99 million 5.39 million 408,708 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Algeria or Turkey?
Turkey, at 5.54 million against 5.30 million in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Algeria and Turkey?
239,370, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Turkey?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Turkey rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Algeria ranks 27th and Turkey ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.