Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria
Algeria: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9958 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.9958 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria peaked at 1.01 index in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7324 index, in 1984.
That places Algeria 121st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.7324 index | — |
| 1995 | 0.8259 index | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8477 index | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8856 index | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9949 index | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9796 index | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9744 index | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9853 index | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9798 index | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9775 index | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9837 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9815 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9852 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9898 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9875 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9922 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9935 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9958 index | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.9958 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.9958 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7324 index | 0.7324 index | 0.7324 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8531 index | 0.8259 index | 0.8856 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9848 index | 0.9744 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9918 index | 0.9875 index | 0.9958 index | 5 |
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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria was 0.9958 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2010.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7324 index in 1984.
- How does Algeria rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Algeria ranks 121st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.