School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Algeria
Algeria: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 874,025 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
874,025 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
38th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.19 million number
in 2004
All-time low
465,641 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Algeria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 874,025 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Algeria peaked at 1.19 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 465,641 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, male (number) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 465,641 number | — |
| 1971 | 514,580 number | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 510,152 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 520,524 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 529,385 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 540,489 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 555,097 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 571,200 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 591,136 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 613,404 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 635,953 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 657,633 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 674,712 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 691,684 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 709,751 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 729,782 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 751,888 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 774,670 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 799,283 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 852,084 number | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 879,920 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 910,067 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 939,999 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 970,912 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.00 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.08 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.17 million number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.19 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 992,595 number | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 952,762 number | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 919,601 number | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 894,813 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 877,746 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 864,506 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 859,814 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 874,025 number | +1.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 874,025 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 7.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 874,025 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 209,074 number, 4.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 541,161 number | 465,641 number | 613,404 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 727,744 number | 635,953 number | 852,084 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 million number | 879,920 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 960,751 number | 859,814 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 874,025 number | 874,025 number | 874,025 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 100 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.43 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 297,789 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Algeria?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Algeria was 874,025 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 465,641 number in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Algeria ranks 38th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.