School completion in Algeria
Algeria: School completion was 96.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.52
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
91st
of 165 countries
All-time high
96.52
in 2025
All-time low
67.25
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Algeria, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 96.52 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Algeria peaked at 96.52 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.25, in 1981.
That places Algeria 91st out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 67.25 | — |
| 1982 | 68.01 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 68.9 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 69.83 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 70.79 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 71.71 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 72.69 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 73.6 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 74.48 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 75.33 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 76.1 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 76.79 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 77.39 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 77.95 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 78.47 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 79.15 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 79.98 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 81.01 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 82.19 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 83.44 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 84.79 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 86.16 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 87.52 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 88.81 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 89.98 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 90.98 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.79 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 92.49 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 93 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.4 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.68 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.87 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.14 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.28 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.46 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.62 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.84 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.08 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.33 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.58 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.83 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.06 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.32 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 96.52 | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 96.52 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 96.52 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.63, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.81 | 67.25 | 74.48 | 9 |
| 1990s | 78.44 | 75.33 | 82.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9 | 83.44 | 93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.24 | 93.4 | 95.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.94 | 95.33 | 96.52 | 6 |
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 completion in Algeria?
- School completion in Algeria was 96.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.52 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.25 in 1981.
- How does Algeria rank for school completion?
- Algeria ranks 91st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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