Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria
Algeria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 23.4% in 2019. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria, 1971β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 23.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2019.
That represents a change of down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria peaked at 28.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1971.
That places Algeria 119th out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.0% | 23.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247,748 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria was 23.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Algeria ranks 119th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release