Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Algeria
Algeria: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 70.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Algeria, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Algeria is 70.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Algeria peaked at 82.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 139th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.0% | — |
| 1981 | 36.7% | +41.3% |
| 1982 | 36.6% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 39.8% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 40.4% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 39.8% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 70.1% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 36.6% | 40.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 39.1% | 45.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 46.1% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 52.5% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 70.1% | 82.7% | 6 |
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 teachers in primary education who are female in Algeria?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Algeria was 70.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Algeria ranks 139th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release