Education spending in Algeria
Algeria: Education spending was 8.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Education spending in Algeria, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 8.98 for education spending in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Algeria peaked at 9.12 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.11, in 2008.
That places Algeria 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Education spending in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.18 | — |
| 1980 | 6.6 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 4.11 | -37.7% |
| 2010 | 8.69 | +111.4% |
| 2011 | 9.12 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.03 | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 6.66 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.55 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.18 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.5 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.73 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 5.81 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.58 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 6.19 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 5.51 | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.75 | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 5.61 | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 8.98 | +60.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 8.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 8.98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.38, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +111.4% | 4.11 | 8.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.18 | 7.18 | 7.18 | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.79 | 5.58 | 9.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 | 4.75 | 8.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.43 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Algeria?
- Education spending in Algeria was 8.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.12 in 2011.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 in 2008.
- How does Algeria rank for education spending?
- Algeria ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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