Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Algeria
Algeria: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 456,478 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Algeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Algeria stood at 456,478 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Algeria peaked at 456,478 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 220,143 number, in 1970.
Algeria ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 220,143 number | — |
| 1971 | 225,543 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 232,215 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 238,010 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 243,220 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 248,153 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 253,211 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 260,888 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 269,456 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 278,462 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 287,356 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 295,430 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 305,257 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 315,692 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 326,139 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 335,987 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 344,556 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 353,484 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 361,697 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 368,937 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 374,946 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 379,467 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 383,408 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 385,751 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 386,520 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 385,775 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 383,673 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 380,727 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 376,535 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 370,872 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 363,456 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 354,097 number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 342,627 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 328,076 number | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 312,493 number | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 297,870 number | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 286,809 number | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 280,262 number | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 277,449 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 278,360 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 283,022 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 291,058 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 304,763 number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 325,217 number | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 349,527 number | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 374,692 number | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 396,627 number | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 415,650 number | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 431,500 number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 444,833 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 456,478 number | +2.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 456,478 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 8.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 456,478 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246,930 number | 220,143 number | 278,462 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 329,454 number | 287,356 number | 368,937 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 380,767 number | 370,872 number | 386,520 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 312,150 number | 277,449 number | 363,456 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 361,689 number | 283,022 number | 444,833 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 456,478 number | 456,478 number | 456,478 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Algeria?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Algeria was 456,478 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 456,478 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 220,143 number in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Algeria ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.