Over-age students, primary in Algeria
Algeria: Over-age students, primary was 6.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Algeria, 1973–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 6.6% for over-age students, primary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Algeria peaked at 17.7% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1989.
That places Algeria 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 17.7% | — |
| 1974 | 16.6% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 12.8% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 11.4% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 15.2% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 5.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.3% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 9 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Algeria?
- Over-age students, primary in Algeria was 6.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1973.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1989.
- How does Algeria rank for over-age students, primary?
- Algeria ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.