Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria
Algeria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 29.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria stood at 29.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria peaked at 29.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2018.
Algeria ranks 41st of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 28.7% | — |
| 2009 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 28.1% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 19.7% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 22.1% | 29.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 38 Dominican Republic 29.7% compare
- 39 Viet Nam 29.2% compare
- 40 Cameroon 29.2% compare
- 42 Madagascar 29.0% compare
- 43 Oman 28.9% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.8% compare
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria was 29.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Algeria ranks 41st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release