School age population, upper secondary education, female in Algeria

Algeria: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 839,686 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
839,686 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
39th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.14 million number
in 2004
All-time low
446,967 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Algeria, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Algeria is 839,686 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Algeria peaked at 1.14 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 446,967 number, in 1970.

That places Algeria 39th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Algeria, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 446,967 number
1971 493,555 number +10.4%
1972 489,589 number -0.8%
1973 499,513 number +2.0%
1974 507,916 number +1.7%
1975 518,401 number +2.1%
1976 532,105 number +2.6%
1977 547,086 number +2.8%
1978 565,620 number +3.4%
1979 586,259 number +3.6%
1980 607,098 number +3.6%
1981 627,192 number +3.3%
1982 643,972 number +2.7%
1983 660,748 number +2.6%
1984 678,428 number +2.7%
1985 697,771 number +2.9%
1986 718,967 number +3.0%
1987 741,513 number +3.1%
1988 765,781 number +3.3%
1989 817,526 number +6.8%
1990 844,646 number +3.3%
1991 873,845 number +3.5%
1992 904,191 number +3.5%
1993 934,604 number +3.4%
1994 964,174 number +3.2%
1995 992,747 number +3.0%
1996 1.02 million number +2.8%
1997 1.04 million number +2.4%
1998 1.07 million number +2.3%
1999 1.09 million number +2.1%
2000 1.11 million number +1.8%
2001 1.12 million number +1.3%
2002 1.14 million number +1.0%
2003 1.14 million number +0.5%
2004 1.14 million number +0.2%
2005 1.14 million number -0.1%
2006 1.14 million number -0.4%
2007 1.14 million number -0.1%
2008 1.13 million number -0.7%
2009 1.11 million number -2.1%
2010 1.08 million number -2.1%
2011 1.05 million number -3.3%
2012 999,901 number -4.4%
2013 954,368 number -4.6%
2014 913,967 number -4.2%
2015 880,282 number -3.7%
2016 855,733 number -2.8%
2017 840,112 number -1.8%
2018 828,593 number -1.4%
2019 825,212 number -0.4%
2020 839,686 number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 518,701 number 446,967 number 586,259 number 10
1980s 695,900 number 607,098 number 817,526 number 10
1990s 973,850 number 844,646 number 1.09 million number 10
2000s 1.13 million number 1.11 million number 1.14 million number 10
2010s 922,625 number 825,212 number 1.08 million number 10
2020s 839,686 number 839,686 number 839,686 number 1

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 36 Madagascar 902,684 number compare
  2. 37 Morocco 874,107 number compare
  3. 38 Côte d'Ivoire 855,946 number compare
  4. 40 Cameroon 826,270 number compare
  5. 41 Colombia 812,008 number compare
  6. 42 Malaysia 761,796 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Algeria?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Algeria was 839,686 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 446,967 number in 1970.
How does Algeria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Algeria ranks 39th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.