Algeria vs France: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Algeria
807,527 number
in 2020
France
843,147 number
in 2019
Algeria rank
30th
France rank
27th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 843,147 number against 807,527 number in Algeria, a difference of 35,620 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

Algeria ranks 30th and France ranks 27th of 204 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria France Difference Ahead
1970s 429,176 number 852,055 number 422,878 number France
1980s 572,518 number 812,672 number 240,154 number France
1990s 744,182 number 767,536 number 23,354 number France
2000s 725,980 number 778,845 number 52,865 number France
2010s 626,651 number 828,021 number 201,370 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Algeria or France?
France, at 843,147 number against 807,527 number in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Algeria and France?
35,620 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and France?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Algeria and France rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 30th and France ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.