Primary completion rate, male in Algeria
Algeria: Primary completion rate, male was 99.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Algeria, 1972–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Algeria is 99.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Algeria peaked at 118.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1972.
Algeria ranks 47th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 52.2% | — |
| 1973 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 61.7% | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 69.6% | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 71.7% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 73.7% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 72.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 70.3% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 75.2% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 74.3% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 76.7% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 81.9% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 97.9% | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 79.9% | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 82.2% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 86.8% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 93.5% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 91.1% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 87.3% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 89.3% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 86.6% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 83.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 85.6% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 118.2% | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 103.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 101.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 100.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 103.3% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 99.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.8% | 52.2% | 73.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 81.9% | 70.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 83.5% | 91.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 81.0% | 118.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 97.1% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 92.7% | 103.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 173,713 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,035 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 986,794 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 672,147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.8772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Algeria?
- Primary completion rate, male in Algeria was 99.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 118.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1972.
- How does Algeria rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Algeria ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.