Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Algeria
Algeria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Algeria, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 2.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
Algeria ranks 158th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 24% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.8%, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Algeria?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Algeria was 0.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Algeria ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release