Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Algeria
Algeria: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.7408 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Algeria, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.7408 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Algeria peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7408 GPIA, in 2025.
That places Algeria 130th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Algeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9927 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.21 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9071 GPIA | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9429 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9241 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9182 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7516 GPIA | -18.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7408 GPIA | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9927 GPIA | 0.9927 GPIA | 0.9927 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9071 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8555 GPIA | 0.7408 GPIA | 0.9429 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 127 Cape Verde 0.7867 GPIA compare
- 128 Dominican Republic 0.7636 GPIA compare
- 129 Namibia 0.7483 GPIA compare
- 131 Austria 0.7195 GPIA compare
- 132 Argentina 0.7192 GPIA compare
- 133 Switzerland 0.7153 GPIA compare
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 one year before the official primary in Algeria?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Algeria was 0.7408 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7408 GPIA in 2025.
- How does Algeria rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Algeria ranks 130th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release