Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Algeria
Algeria: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Algeria, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 9.0% for government spending on education as a share of gdp 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, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Algeria peaked at 9.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, 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.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.2% | — |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -37.7% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +111.4% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +60.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 9.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.4%, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education as a share of GDP 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% | 4.1% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Algeria?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Algeria was 9.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2008.
- How does Algeria rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.