Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Algeria
Algeria: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 99.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Algeria, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 99.6% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Algeria peaked at 99.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 1973.
Algeria ranks 8th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 67.9% | — |
| 1974 | 71.8% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 74.2% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 76.2% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 77.7% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 78.8% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 79.3% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 81.8% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 83.1% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 84.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 85.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.1% | 67.9% | 78.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 79.3% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 85.9% | 90.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 90.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 297,789 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Algeria?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Algeria was 99.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1973.
- How does Algeria rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Algeria ranks 8th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.