School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 395,551 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Algeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 395,551 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Algeria peaked at 395,551 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 182,649 number, in 1970.
That places Algeria 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 182,649 number | — |
| 1971 | 188,331 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 194,727 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 201,181 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 208,087 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 214,832 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 220,161 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 223,943 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 228,977 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 234,855 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 241,465 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 248,961 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 256,759 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 265,165 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 273,905 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 283,103 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 292,920 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 303,112 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 313,244 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 323,213 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 332,889 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 342,019 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 350,691 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 358,749 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 366,112 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 372,336 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 376,874 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 379,909 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 382,122 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 383,212 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 382,920 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 381,256 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 378,878 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 374,924 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 370,526 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 363,651 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 351,250 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 335,210 number | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 320,315 number | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 294,487 number | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 285,572 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 280,909 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 277,542 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 276,114 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 279,274 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 291,313 number | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 312,462 number | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 333,542 number | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 355,248 number | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 376,856 number | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 395,551 number | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 209,774 number | 182,649 number | 234,855 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 280,185 number | 241,465 number | 323,213 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 364,491 number | 332,889 number | 383,212 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 355,342 number | 294,487 number | 382,920 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 306,883 number | 276,114 number | 376,856 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 395,551 number | 395,551 number | 395,551 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Algeria?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Algeria was 395,551 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 395,551 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,649 number in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Algeria ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.