School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.81 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.81 million number
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
25th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.98 million number
in 2007
All-time low
1.09 million number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Algeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.81 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 2.98 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million number, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 25th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.40 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 million number | -22.4% |
| 1972 | 1.46 million number | +34.6% |
| 1973 | 1.50 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.55 million number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.60 million number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.66 million number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.71 million number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.75 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.80 million number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.84 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.94 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.00 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.06 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.20 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.27 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.35 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.85 million number | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 1.92 million number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.98 million number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.03 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.09 million number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 2.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.19 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.30 million number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.32 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.34 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.34 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.34 million number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.33 million number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.32 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.29 million number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.26 million number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.98 million number | +31.5% |
| 2008 | 2.89 million number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.67 million number | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 2.56 million number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.46 million number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.37 million number | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.32 million number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.28 million number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.27 million number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.28 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.36 million number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.48 million number | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.64 million number | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 2.81 million number | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.55 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.80 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 million number | 1.84 million number | 2.35 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million number | 1.92 million number | 2.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million number | 2.26 million number | 2.98 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million number | 2.27 million number | 2.64 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 million number | 2.81 million number | 2.81 million number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Algeria?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Algeria was 2.81 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Algeria ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.