Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria
Algeria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 36.3%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2015.
Algeria ranks 22nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 28.5% | — |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 28.4% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 22.2% | 26.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 27.8% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 19 Benin 36.9% compare
- 20 Honduras 36.8% compare
- 21 Costa Rica 36.3% compare
- 23 Andorra 36.2% compare
- 24 Macau, China 35.4% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 34.9% compare
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 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 36.3% 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 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Algeria ranks 22nd out of 122 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 63.8%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release