Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Algeria
Algeria: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 33.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Algeria, 1984–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 33.5% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2,838.2% on the previous year and up 1,593.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Algeria peaked at 33.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
That places Algeria 12th out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 25.8% | — |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -41.8% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -74.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +71.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -83.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +358.3% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -40.2% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -49.6% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | +2838.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 33.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 6.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 33.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 5.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +2838.2% | 1.1% | 33.5% |
| 2021 | +358.3% | 0.6% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 0.6% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 297,789 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Algeria?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Algeria was 33.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Algeria ranks 12th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,593.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release