Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Algeria
Algeria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 98.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
62nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2020
All-time low
69.5%
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2025
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Algeria, 1973–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 98.4% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 99.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1973.
That places Algeria 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 69.5% | — |
| 1974 | 74.8% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 78.6% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 81.9% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 83.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 85.4% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 87.3% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 88.7% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.1% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.3% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.4% | 69.5% | 78.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 83.4% | 79.2% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.0% | 93.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 94.7% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.9% | 99.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 173,713 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,035 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 986,794 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 672,147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.8772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Algeria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Algeria was 98.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1973.
- How does Algeria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Algeria ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release