Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria
Algeria: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 24.1% in 2019. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria, 1971β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria stood at 24.1%.
That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Algeria peaked at 25.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1971.
That places Algeria 116th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.2% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 14.0% | 24.1% | 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 24.1% 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 25.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Algeria ranks 116th out of 142 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 5.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release