School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.71 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.71 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
38th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.34 million number
in 2004
All-time low
912,608 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.71 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 2.34 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 912,608 number, in 1970.
Algeria ranks 38th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 912,608 number | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 million number | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 999,741 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.04 million number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.09 million number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.20 million number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.24 million number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.28 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.32 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.35 million number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.39 million number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.47 million number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.52 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.57 million number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.67 million number | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 1.72 million number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.78 million number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.84 million number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.91 million number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.02 million number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.08 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.22 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.26 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.29 million number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.32 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.33 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.34 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.33 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.32 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.32 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.30 million number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.25 million number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.20 million number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.95 million number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.87 million number | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million number | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.75 million number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.69 million number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.71 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 million number | 912,608 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 million number | 1.72 million number | 2.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 million number | 2.25 million number | 2.34 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million number | 1.69 million number | 2.20 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million number | 1.71 million number | 1.71 million number | 1 |
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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 1.71 million number in 2020, 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 2.34 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 912,608 number in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Algeria ranks 38th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.