School life expectancy, primary, female in Algeria
Algeria: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.3 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Algeria, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Algeria is 5.3 years, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Algeria peaked at 6.54 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.49 years, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 146th of 212 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.49 years | 3.49 years | 4.98 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.05 years | 4.94 years | 5.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.64 years | 5.25 years | 6.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.36 years | 5.43 years | 6.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.38 years | 5.21 years | 5.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 years | 5.16 years | 5.37 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 143 Nigeria 5.33 years compare
- 144 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.32 years compare
- 145 French Polynesia 5.32 years compare
- 147 Congo 5.24 years compare
- 148 Vietnam 5.21 years compare
- 149 Guadeloupe 5.21 years compare
More education data for Algeria
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 247,748 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Algeria?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Algeria was 5.3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.54 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 years in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Algeria ranks 146th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release