Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Algeria
Algeria: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 2.22 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Algeria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Algeria stood at 2.22.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Algeria peaked at 2.57 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1960.
That places Algeria 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.34 | — |
| 1965 | 0.62 | +82.4% |
| 1970 | 0.82 | +32.3% |
| 1975 | 1.12 | +36.6% |
| 1980 | 1.58 | +41.1% |
| 1985 | 2.23 | +41.1% |
| 1990 | 2.57 | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 2.49 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.55 | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 1.64 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 2.22 | +35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.97 | 0.82 | 1.12 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.91 | 1.58 | 2.23 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.53 | 2.49 | 2.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.59 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 95 Luxembourg 2.28 compare
- 96 Costa Rica 2.25 compare
- 96 Nicaragua 2.25 compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 2.22 compare
- 100 Morocco 2.16 compare
- 101 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.15 compare
More education data for Algeria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 247,748 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 8.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 9.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 604,113 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Algeria?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Algeria was 2.22 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1960.
- How does Algeria rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Algeria ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.