School age population, primary education, male in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, primary education, male was 2.56 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.56 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
29th
of 222 countries
All-time high
2.56 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.28 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Algeria, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Algeria is 2.56 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Algeria peaked at 2.56 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 1970.
That places Algeria 29th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.28 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.33 million | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.36 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.37 million | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.38 million | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.38 million | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.46 million | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.57 million | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1.62 million | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.67 million | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.72 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.77 million | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.81 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.85 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.87 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.90 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.93 million | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.97 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.01 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.06 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 2.13 million | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 2.20 million | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.32 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.35 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.37 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.37 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.37 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.36 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.33 million | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.29 million | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.20 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.15 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.10 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.01 million | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.94 million | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.87 million | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.46 million | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.64 million | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.93 million | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.03 million | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.11 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.21 million | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.28 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.44 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.56 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 million | 1.28 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 million | 1.72 million | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 million | 2.13 million | 2.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million | 1.46 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 million | 1.49 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 million | 2.28 million | 2.56 million | 6 |
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More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.48 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Algeria?
- School age population, primary education, male in Algeria was 2.56 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Algeria ranks 29th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release