Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Algeria
Algeria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.992 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Algeria, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Algeria stood at 0.992 GPI.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Algeria peaked at 0.9928 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7025 GPI, in 1973.
Algeria ranks 131st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7025 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.7056 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7149 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7259 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7426 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7579 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7699 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7771 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7833 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7885 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7972 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8044 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8158 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8298 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8407 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8491 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.858 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8648 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8743 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8847 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8955 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9072 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.915 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9252 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9335 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9586 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9655 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.968 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9737 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9769 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9782 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9783 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9775 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.981 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9843 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9795 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9779 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9813 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9826 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9852 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9846 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.986 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9852 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9895 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9928 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.992 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7313 GPI | 0.7025 GPI | 0.7699 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8144 GPI | 0.7771 GPI | 0.858 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9065 GPI | 0.8648 GPI | 0.9586 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9763 GPI | 0.9655 GPI | 0.9843 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9857 GPI | 0.9779 GPI | 0.9928 GPI | 10 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Algeria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Algeria was 0.992 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9928 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7025 GPI in 1973.
- How does Algeria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Algeria ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.