Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 7.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Algeria, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 7.42 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Algeria peaked at 7.42 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.92, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 134th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.92 | — |
| 1991 | 4.1 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.28 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.47 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 4.65 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 4.83 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 4.99 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.14 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 5.3 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.45 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.61 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 5.68 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.76 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.83 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.91 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.98 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.17 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.23 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.29 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.05 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.82 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.58 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.76 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5.94 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.12 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.48 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.66 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.84 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.02 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.22 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.42 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.42 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.42 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.71 | 3.92 | 5.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 | 5.61 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 | 5.58 | 7.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.37 | 7.22 | 7.42 | 4 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247,748 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.48 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Algeria?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Algeria was 7.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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