Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Algeria
Algeria: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 58,647 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Algeria, 1987–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Algeria is 58,647 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 58,647 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17,619 number, in 1987.
That places Algeria 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 17,619 number | — |
| 1990 | 20,562 number | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 20,336 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 19,291 number | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 20,026 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 19,910 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19,052 number | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 20,282 number | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 21,681 number | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 26,097 number | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 28,371 number | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 29,986 number | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 31,683 number | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 37,168 number | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 39,782 number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 42,265 number | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 46,454 number | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 50,333 number | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 52,380 number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 53,622 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 56,061 number | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 57,627 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 58,647 number | +1.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 58,647 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,471 number, 3.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 58,647 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,463 number, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,619 number | 17,619 number | 17,619 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 20,025 number | 19,291 number | 20,562 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 26,790 number | 19,052 number | 37,168 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 50,797 number | 39,782 number | 58,647 number | 9 |
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Algeria?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Algeria was 58,647 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 58,647 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,619 number in 1987.
- How does Algeria rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Algeria ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. 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, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.