Adolescents out of school, female in Algeria
Algeria: Adolescents out of school, female was 77.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Algeria, 1984–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 77.7% for adolescents out of school, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,623.4% on the previous year and up 1,347.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Algeria peaked at 77.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 2nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 48.8% | — |
| 1995 | 31.9% | -34.6% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -75.3% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +30.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -75.1% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +265.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -31.5% |
| 2025 | 77.7% | +1623.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 77.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 9.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 77.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.2%, 10.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +1623.4% | 4.5% | 77.7% |
| 2021 | +265.9% | 1.5% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 26.8% | 31.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 1.5% | 77.7% | 5 |
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 adolescents out of school, female in Algeria?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Algeria was 77.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Algeria ranks 2nd out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,347.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.