Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Algeria
Algeria: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 73 countries
All-time high
12
in 1970
All-time low
11
in 2009
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Algeria, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 11 for official entrance age to lower secondary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Algeria peaked at 12 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2009.
That places Algeria 35th out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12 | — |
| 1971 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 35 Tajikistan 11 compare
- 35 Monaco 11 compare
- 35 Uzbekistan 11 compare
- 35 San Marino 11 compare
- 35 Djibouti 11 compare
- 35 Albania 11 compare
- 35 Hungary 11 compare
- 35 Poland 11 compare
- 35 Russia 11 compare
- 35 United Kingdom 11 compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 compare
- 35 Kuwait 11 compare
- 35 Serbia 11 compare
- 35 France 11 compare
- 35 Moldova 11 compare
- 35 Italy 11 compare
- 35 North Macedonia 11 compare
- 35 Malta 11 compare
- 35 Lithuania 11 compare
- 35 Bulgaria 11 compare
- 35 Montenegro 11 compare
- 35 Czechia 11 compare
- 35 Croatia 11 compare
- 35 Romania 11 compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 11 compare
More education data for Algeria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to lower secondary education in Algeria?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Algeria was 11 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2009.
- How does Algeria rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Algeria ranks 35th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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