School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Algeria
Algeria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.28 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Algeria, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Algeria stood at 16.28 years. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Algeria peaked at 16.28 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.69 years, in 2004.
Algeria ranks 53rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.29 years | 12.69 years | 14.2 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.78 years | 14.65 years | 14.9 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.07 years | 15.93 years | 16.28 years | 3 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 247,748 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.48 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Algeria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Algeria was 16.28 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 16.28 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.69 years in 2004.
- How does Algeria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Algeria ranks 53rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release