Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria
Algeria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 5.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria peaked at 9.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2018.
Algeria ranks 49th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 6.2% | — |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +43.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +45.1% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (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 5.2% 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 9.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Algeria ranks 49th out of 121 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 down 29.7%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release