School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.38 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.38 million
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
30th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.38 million
in 2025
All-time low
870,317
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.38 million for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 2.38 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 870,317, in 1970.
That places Algeria 30th out of 220 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 870,317 | — |
| 1971 | 956,878 | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 949,109 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 973,073 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 992,608 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.02 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.04 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.06 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.10 million | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.15 million | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.25 million | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.31 million | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.36 million | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.40 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.45 million | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.50 million | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.54 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.59 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.69 million | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.74 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.78 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.81 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.83 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.88 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.97 million | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 2.07 million | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 2.16 million | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.23 million | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.27 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.32 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.25 million | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.25 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.21 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.09 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.98 million | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.93 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.74 million | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.69 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.91 million | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.02 million | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.14 million | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 2.26 million | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 2.38 million | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 million | 870,317 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 million | 1.20 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 million | 1.74 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 2.13 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.69 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 1.81 million | 2.38 million | 6 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria was 2.38 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 870,317 in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Algeria ranks 30th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release