Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria
Algeria: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 11.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Algeria peaked at 15.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2015.
Algeria ranks 15th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 15.5% | — |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.7% | 14.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.8% | 15.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 12 Burkina Faso 12.3% compare
- 13 Israel 11.9% compare
- 14 Benin 11.9% compare
- 16 Norway 10.9% compare
- 17 Netherlands 10.5% compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 10.4% compare
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 11.8% 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 15.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Algeria ranks 15th 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 up 10.5%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release