Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Algeria
Algeria: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 5.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Algeria, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 5.5% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Algeria peaked at 14.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2018.
Algeria ranks 58th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.5% | — |
| 1973 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 12.8% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 11.7% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | -34.0% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +35.6% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -31.1% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +39.1% | 7.8% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 6.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.8% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 7.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.43 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Algeria?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Algeria was 5.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Algeria ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.