Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Algeria
Algeria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 96.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.9%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
66th
of 178 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2009
All-time low
79.8%
in 1973
Years of data
51
1973–2024
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Algeria, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Algeria stood at 96.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Algeria peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 1973.
That places Algeria 66th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 79.8% | — |
| 1974 | 86.0% | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 90.2% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 85.7% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 90.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 92.4% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 94.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 95.9% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 95.7% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 93.8% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 91.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 91.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 93.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.0% | 79.8% | 90.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 90.3% | 86.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 91.2% | 96.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 96.9% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 63 Vanuatu 97.0% compare
- 64 Eswatini 97.0% compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.0% compare
- 67 Kyrgyzstan 96.8% compare
- 68 Latvia 96.8% compare
- 69 Turks and Caicos Islands 96.7% compare
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, male in Algeria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Algeria was 96.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 1973.
- How does Algeria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Algeria ranks 66th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release