Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Algeria
Algeria: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total was 5.74 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, 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 total schooling, age 40-44, total in Algeria stood at 5.74. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Algeria peaked at 5.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.65, in 1965.
Algeria ranks 110th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.68 | — |
| 1965 | 0.65 | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.78 | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.76 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.17 | +53.9% |
| 1985 | 1.57 | +34.2% |
| 1990 | 2.8 | +78.3% |
| 1995 | 3.99 | +42.5% |
| 2000 | 4.25 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 5.73 | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 5.74 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.665 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.17 | 1.57 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.99 | 4.25 | 5.73 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 5.74 | 5.74 | 1 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 173,713 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,035 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 986,794 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 672,147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.8772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Algeria?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Algeria was 5.74 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 in 1965.
- How does Algeria rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Algeria ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 total schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.