Preprimary education, duration in Algeria
Algeria: Preprimary education, duration was 1 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Preprimary education, duration in Algeria, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Algeria peaked at 2 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2006.
Algeria ranks 197th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Preprimary education, duration in Algeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2 years | — |
| 1999 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 years | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5 years, 22% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 years, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6 years | 1 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 197 Afghanistan 1 years compare
- 197 Bermuda 1 years compare
- 197 Iran 1 years compare
- 197 Philippines 1 years compare
- 197 Tanzania 1 years compare
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 preprimary education, duration in Algeria?
- Preprimary education, duration in Algeria was 1 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 1971.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2006.
- How does Algeria rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Algeria ranks 197th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.