Progression to secondary school in Algeria
Algeria: Progression to secondary school was 99.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Algeria, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Algeria stood at 99.2%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Algeria peaked at 99.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1973.
That places Algeria 47th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 37.5% | — |
| 1973 | 33.5% | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 47.3% | +41.1% |
| 1975 | 53.5% | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 57.9% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 59.7% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 62.1% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 63.0% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 71.1% | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 84.7% | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 84.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 90.8% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 90.1% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 97.1% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 99.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Progression to secondary school 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +41.1% | 33.5% | 47.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 33.5% | 63.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 84.3% | 71.1% | 91.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 89.6% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 92.3% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.7% | 99.4% | 7 |
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 progression to secondary school in Algeria?
- Progression to secondary school in Algeria was 99.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1973.
- How does Algeria rank for progression to secondary school?
- Algeria ranks 47th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).