Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Algeria
Algeria: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 22.73 pupils per teacher in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Algeria, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 22.73 pupils per teacher for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Algeria peaked at 193.4 pupils per teacher in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.55 pupils per teacher, in 2019.
That places Algeria 55th out of 113 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.
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Algeria, year by year
| Year | pupils per teacher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.66 pupils per teacher | — |
| 2015 | 23.84 pupils per teacher | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.24 pupils per teacher | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 24.23 pupils per teacher | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.32 pupils per teacher | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.55 pupils per teacher | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 24.17 pupils per teacher | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 29.57 pupils per teacher | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 29.71 pupils per teacher | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 193.4 pupils per teacher | +551.0% |
| 2024 | 24.12 pupils per teacher | -87.5% |
| 2025 | 22.73 pupils per teacher | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.47 pupils per teacher | 20.55 pupils per teacher | 24.32 pupils per teacher | 6 |
| 2020s | 53.95 pupils per teacher | 22.73 pupils per teacher | 193.4 pupils per teacher | 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 pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Algeria?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Algeria was 22.73 pupils per teacher in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 193.4 pupils per teacher in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.55 pupils per teacher in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Algeria ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.