School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Algeria
Algeria: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
68th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6548 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
55
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria is 1 GPIA, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6548 GPIA, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 68th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6548 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6858 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6915 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6967 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7004 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7208 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7516 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7589 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7753 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7857 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7936 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.798 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8047 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8037 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8085 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8166 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8244 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8261 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8285 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8307 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8352 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8451 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8621 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8798 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8942 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9098 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9235 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9371 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9466 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9524 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9559 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9635 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9636 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9663 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9598 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9559 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9576 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9542 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9417 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9402 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9392 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.945 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9485 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9497 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9499 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9462 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9499 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9532 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9641 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9638 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7151 GPIA | 0.6548 GPIA | 0.7753 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.809 GPIA | 0.7857 GPIA | 0.8285 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8864 GPIA | 0.8307 GPIA | 0.9466 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9571 GPIA | 0.9417 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9468 GPIA | 0.9392 GPIA | 0.9532 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9795 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria was 1 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6548 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Algeria ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release