Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Algeria
Algeria: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 3.81 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Algeria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Algeria is 3.81, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Algeria peaked at 3.81 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.48, in 1965.
Algeria ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.61 | — |
| 1965 | 0.48 | -21.3% |
| 1970 | 0.64 | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.89 | +39.1% |
| 1980 | 1.24 | +39.3% |
| 1985 | 1.76 | +41.9% |
| 1990 | 2.27 | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 2.71 | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1 | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 3.33 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 3.81 | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.545 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.765 | 0.64 | 0.89 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1.24 | 1.76 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.49 | 2.27 | 2.71 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.21 | 3.1 | 3.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 1 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Algeria?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Algeria was 3.81 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 in 1965.
- How does Algeria rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Algeria ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.