Average years of schooling among adults in Algeria
Algeria: Average years of schooling among adults was 7.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Algeria, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Algeria is 7.42 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Algeria peaked at 7.42 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.92 years, in 1990.
That places Algeria 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.71 years | 3.92 years | 5.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 years | 5.61 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 years | 5.58 years | 7.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.37 years | 7.22 years | 7.42 years | 4 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 247,748 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.72 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Algeria?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Algeria was 7.42 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 years in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Algeria ranks 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.