School age population, tertiary education, male in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.59 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.59 million number
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
34th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.95 million number
in 2009
All-time low
557,829 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in Algeria, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Algeria is 1.59 million number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Algeria peaked at 1.95 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 557,829 number, in 1970.
Algeria ranks 34th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 557,829 number | — |
| 1971 | 651,472 number | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 643,346 number | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 694,013 number | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 741,163 number | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 780,638 number | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 813,703 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 835,947 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 854,054 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 874,068 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 899,835 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 930,751 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 963,916 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.00 million number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.25 million number | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.28 million number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.40 million number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.45 million number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.49 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.59 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.69 million number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.74 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.78 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.83 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.87 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.90 million number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.93 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.95 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.94 million number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.91 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.72 million number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million number | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 744,623 number | 557,829 number | 874,068 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 million number | 899,835 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million number | 1.74 million number | 1.95 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.94 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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, tertiary education, male in Algeria?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Algeria was 1.59 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 557,829 number in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Algeria ranks 34th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.