Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria
Algeria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.06 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0946 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Algeria 20th out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0946 GPIA | 0.0946 GPIA | 0.0946 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7868 GPIA | 0.7632 GPIA | 0.8105 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8659 GPIA | 0.6743 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 17 Philippines 1.06 GPIA compare
- 18 Estonia 1.06 GPIA compare
- 19 Portugal 1.06 GPIA compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 1.06 GPIA compare
- 22 Mongolia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 23 Costa Rica 1.05 GPIA compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.48 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (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 1.06 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0946 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Algeria ranks 20th out of 137 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 up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release