Algeria vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School age population, lower secondary education, female

Algeria
1.78 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
54.36 million
in 2024
Algeria rank
21st
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
24th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Algeria
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 54.36 million against 1.78 million in Algeria, a difference of 52.58 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 30.6 times Algeria's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 21st and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 24th of 220 countries.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1970s 720,964 16.36 million 15.64 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 981,280 20.71 million 19.73 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 1.02 million 25.38 million 24.36 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 1.15 million 33.40 million 32.25 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 1.19 million 42.23 million 41.04 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 1.58 million 52.13 million 50.55 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Algeria or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 54.36 million against 1.78 million in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Algeria and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
52.58 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Algeria and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Algeria ranks 21st and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 24th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release