Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Algeria
Algeria: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Algeria, 2007–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Algeria stood at 51.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Algeria peaked at 59.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2007.
That places Algeria 6th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 46.4% | — |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.9% | 46.4% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 49.1% | 59.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 51.1% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 3 Tunisia 53.8% compare
- 4 Liechtenstein 53.2% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 51.9% compare
- 7 Qatar 50.7% compare
- 8 South Africa 49.2% compare
- 9 Palestine 48.4% compare
More education data for Algeria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Algeria?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Algeria was 51.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Algeria ranks 6th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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