School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 1.38 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Algeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.38 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Algeria peaked at 1.46 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 532,255 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, female (number) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 685,894 number | — |
| 1971 | 532,255 number | -22.4% |
| 1972 | 716,284 number | +34.6% |
| 1973 | 734,938 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 757,425 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 783,963 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 812,588 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 835,136 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 856,867 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 878,373 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 900,626 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 924,821 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 949,095 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 977,319 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.04 million number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.08 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 907,167 number | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 937,641 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 967,362 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 996,112 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.15 million number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.46 million number | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million number | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million number | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million number | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million number | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.38 million number | +6.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.38 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172,886 number, 8.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.38 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 274,583 number, 5.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +34.6% | 532,255 number | 716,284 number |
| 2007 | +31.6% | 1.11 million number | 1.46 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 759,372 number | 532,255 number | 878,373 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million number | 900,626 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million number | 937,641 number | 1.14 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.38 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 22 Colombia 1.53 million number compare
- 23 Sudan 1.52 million number compare
- 24 Afghanistan 1.47 million number compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 1.33 million number compare
- 27 Kenya 1.33 million number compare
- 28 Madagascar 1.29 million number compare
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 school age population, lower secondary education, female in Algeria?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Algeria was 1.38 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 532,255 number in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Algeria ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.