Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Algeria
Algeria: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 73 countries
All-time high
16
in 1970
All-time low
15
in 1971
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Algeria, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Algeria stood at 15. 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 upper secondary education in Algeria peaked at 16 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1971.
That places Algeria 21st 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 upper secondary education in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 | — |
| 1971 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.9 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.9 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 21 Kuwait 15 compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 compare
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- 21 Luxembourg 15 compare
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More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Algeria?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Algeria was 15 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Algeria ranks 21st out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper 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 upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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