Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Algeria
Algeria: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 182,122 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Algeria, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 182,122 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Algeria peaked at 182,122 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12,266 number, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12,266 number | — |
| 1981 | 32,506 number | +165.0% |
| 1982 | 34,475 number | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 37,244 number | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 40,847 number | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 43,904 number | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 49,807 number | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 53,575 number | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 54,960 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 56,543 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 57,618 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 59,074 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 62,280 number | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 65,512 number | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 70,492 number | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 71,817 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 74,309 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 76,515 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 77,833 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 78,662 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 79,093 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 81,388 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 81,463 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84,598 number | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 86,584 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 88,295 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 90,459 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 90,338 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 71,688 number | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 74,599 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 79,376 number | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 85,137 number | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 94,704 number | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 103,599 number | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 114,125 number | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 122,391 number | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 134,550 number | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 146,697 number | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 182,122 number | +24.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 182,122 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 7.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 182,122 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46,965 number, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +165.0% | 12,266 number | 32,506 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,266 number | 12,266 number | 12,266 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 44,873 number | 32,506 number | 56,543 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 68,383 number | 57,618 number | 77,833 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 83,257 number | 71,688 number | 90,459 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,730 number | 74,599 number | 182,122 number | 10 |
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 teachers in primary education, female in Algeria?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Algeria was 182,122 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 182,122 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,266 number in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Algeria ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.