Official entrance age to pre primary education in Algeria
Algeria: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
5
in 2006
All-time low
4
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Algeria, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 5 for official entrance age to pre primary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Algeria peaked at 5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1970.
Algeria ranks 3rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 | — |
| 1971 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 1 Afghanistan 6 compare
- 1 Niue 4 compare
- 1 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 4 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 6 compare
- 3 Anguilla 3 compare
- 3 Cook Islands 3 compare
- 3 Guam 5 compare
- 3 Indonesia 5 compare
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5 compare
- 3 Liechtenstein 5 compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 5 compare
- 3 Montserrat 3 compare
- 3 Namibia 5 compare
- 3 Nigeria 5 compare
- 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 5 compare
- 3 Philippines 5 compare
- 3 Tokelau 3 compare
- 3 United States Virgin Islands 5 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)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre primary education in Algeria?
- Official entrance age to pre primary education in Algeria was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for official entrance age to pre primary education?
- Algeria ranks 3rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre primary education rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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