Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Algeria
Algeria: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Algeria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Algeria peaked at 1.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
Algeria ranks 39th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Algeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Algeria?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Algeria was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does Algeria rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions?
- Algeria ranks 39th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release