Algeria vs Egypt: Share of children who have completed primary school
Algeria
96.5%
in 2025
Egypt
96.3%
in 2025
Algeria rank
91st
Egypt rank
92nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Algeria
- Egypt
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 96.5% against 96.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 91st and Egypt ranks 92nd of 165 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.8% | 63.5% | 7.3% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 78.4% | 73.1% | 5.4% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 84.2% | 4.6% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 92.1% | 2.1% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 0.4% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Algeria or Egypt?
- Algeria, at 96.5% against 96.3% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Algeria and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Egypt rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Algeria ranks 91st and Egypt ranks 92nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.