Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Algeria
Algeria: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 98.43 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Algeria, 1820–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Algeria recorded 98.43 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Algeria peaked at 99.75 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.62, in 1820.
That places Algeria 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.62 | — |
| 1825 | 0.78 | +25.8% |
| 1830 | 0.97 | +24.4% |
| 1835 | 1.21 | +24.7% |
| 1840 | 1.51 | +24.8% |
| 1845 | 1.88 | +24.5% |
| 1850 | 2.34 | +24.5% |
| 1855 | 2.91 | +24.4% |
| 1860 | 3.61 | +24.1% |
| 1865 | 5.72 | +58.4% |
| 1870 | 6.11 | +6.8% |
| 1875 | 7.64 | +25.0% |
| 1880 | 8.04 | +5.2% |
| 1885 | 9.46 | +17.7% |
| 1890 | 10.76 | +13.7% |
| 1895 | 11.87 | +10.3% |
| 1900 | 12.72 | +7.2% |
| 1905 | 12.98 | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 14.27 | +9.9% |
| 1915 | 15.56 | +9.0% |
| 1920 | 13.52 | -13.1% |
| 1925 | 14.26 | +5.5% |
| 1930 | 17.51 | +22.8% |
| 1935 | 19.13 | +9.3% |
| 1940 | 20.75 | +8.5% |
| 1945 | 19.58 | -5.6% |
| 1950 | 21.41 | +9.3% |
| 1955 | 25.61 | +19.6% |
| 1960 | 38.09 | +48.7% |
| 1965 | 56.3 | +47.8% |
| 1970 | 62.92 | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 65.1 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 67.29 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 69.47 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 74.76 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 78.56 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 78.76 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 77.11 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 77.95 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 78 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 79.16 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 79.48 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 79.38 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.63 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 81.9 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 83.4 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 85.43 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 87.33 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 88.74 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 89.39 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 89.05 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 89.89 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 90.29 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.11 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 89.06 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.51 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 89.38 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.3 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 91.32 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 93.33 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 94.69 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 97.2 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 98.85 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 99.22 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.13 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.48 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.11 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.34 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 98.77 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.89 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.17 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.34 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.52 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.52 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.59 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.53 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.58 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.27 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.09 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 99.75 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 99.12 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.87 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 99.07 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 98.42 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 98.43 | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 98.43 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.04, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 98.43 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.42, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | +58.4% | 3.61 | 5.72 |
| 1960 | +48.7% | 25.61 | 38.09 |
| 1965 | +47.8% | 38.09 | 56.3 |
| 1825 | +25.8% | 0.62 | 0.78 |
| 1875 | +25.0% | 6.11 | 7.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.7 | 0.62 | 0.78 | 2 |
| 1830s | 1.09 | 0.97 | 1.21 | 2 |
| 1840s | 1.69 | 1.51 | 1.88 | 2 |
| 1850s | 2.62 | 2.34 | 2.91 | 2 |
| 1860s | 4.67 | 3.61 | 5.72 | 2 |
| 1870s | 6.88 | 6.11 | 7.64 | 2 |
| 1880s | 8.75 | 8.04 | 9.46 | 2 |
| 1890s | 11.31 | 10.76 | 11.87 | 2 |
| 1900s | 12.85 | 12.72 | 12.98 | 2 |
| 1910s | 14.91 | 14.27 | 15.56 | 2 |
| 1920s | 13.89 | 13.52 | 14.26 | 2 |
| 1930s | 18.32 | 17.51 | 19.13 | 2 |
| 1940s | 20.16 | 19.58 | 20.75 | 2 |
| 1950s | 23.51 | 21.41 | 25.61 | 2 |
| 1960s | 47.2 | 38.09 | 56.3 | 2 |
| 1970s | 72.99 | 62.92 | 78.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.38 | 79.16 | 89.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.02 | 89.05 | 93.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.37 | 94.69 | 99.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.25 | 98.09 | 99.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.78 | 97.87 | 99.75 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Algeria?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Algeria was 98.43 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.75 in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 in 1820.
- How does Algeria rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Algeria ranks 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.