Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Algeria
Algeria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 21.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Algeria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 21.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Algeria peaked at 82.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2010.
Algeria ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 82.6% | — |
| 1965 | 80.9% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 73.6% | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 64.5% | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 45.8% | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 38.9% | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.8% | 80.9% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 69.0% | 64.5% | 73.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 45.8% | 55.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 32.9% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 28.2% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Algeria?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Algeria was 21.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Algeria ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education