School age population, secondary education, male in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, secondary education, male was 2.31 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.31 million number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
33rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.70 million number
in 2007
All-time low
1.07 million number
in 1971
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Algeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Algeria stood at 2.31 million number.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Algeria peaked at 2.70 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million number, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 33rd 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, secondary education, male in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.18 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 million number | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 1.26 million number | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 1.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.32 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.36 million number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.41 million number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.45 million number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.49 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.53 million number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.58 million number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.63 million number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.67 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.71 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.76 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.82 million number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.88 million number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.93 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2.00 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.80 million number | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 1.86 million number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.92 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.98 million number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.04 million number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.09 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.20 million number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 2.24 million number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.28 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.32 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.34 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.36 million number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.38 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.38 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.37 million number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.36 million number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.34 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.70 million number | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 2.65 million number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.51 million number | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.43 million number | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.34 million number | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million number | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million number | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.08 million number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.06 million number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.21 million number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.31 million number | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.33 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million number | 1.58 million number | 2.00 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.11 million number | 1.86 million number | 2.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 million number | 2.34 million number | 2.70 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million number | 2.06 million number | 2.43 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million number | 2.31 million number | 2.31 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Algeria?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Algeria was 2.31 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Algeria ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.