School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 955,517 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
955,517 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
68th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.58 million number
in 1993
All-time low
566,543 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Algeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 955,517 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 1.58 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 566,543 number, in 2007.
That places Algeria 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 959,327 number | — |
| 1971 | 974,808 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.05 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.09 million number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.17 million number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.21 million number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.25 million number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.32 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.36 million number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.40 million number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.44 million number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.47 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.50 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.53 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.55 million number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.57 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.58 million number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.58 million number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.58 million number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.57 million number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.53 million number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.43 million number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.38 million number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.32 million number | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million number | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million number | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million number | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 572,426 number | -50.4% |
| 2007 | 566,543 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 568,569 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 578,507 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 595,925 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 619,717 number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 658,725 number | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 708,374 number | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 762,705 number | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 813,418 number | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 850,527 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 884,504 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 912,219 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 934,994 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 955,517 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 million number | 959,327 number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million number | 566,543 number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 774,111 number | 595,925 number | 934,994 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 955,517 number | 955,517 number | 955,517 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 65 Tajikistan 997,986 number compare
- 66 South Sudan 978,611 number compare
- 67 Ecuador 976,337 number compare
- 69 Zimbabwe 909,487 number compare
- 70 Papua New Guinea 849,005 number compare
- 71 Haiti 754,949 number compare
More education data for Algeria
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247,748 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Algeria?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Algeria was 955,517 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 566,543 number in 2007.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Algeria ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.