Algeria's adult literacy rose from 49.6 % in 1987 to 75.1 % in 2008.
Algeria's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 100.2 % in 1996 to 105.5 % in 2025.
Algeria · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Algeria's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 74.3 % in 1987 to 93.8 % in 2008.
Algeria's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 41.6 % in 1984 to 105.2 % in 2024.
Algeria's tertiary enrolment rose from 10.8 % in 1991 to 54.4 % in 2024.
Algeria's children out of school, primary fell from 483,683 in 1995 to 78,683 in 2025.
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- Primary completion ratedown −4.2 pts3rd of 11
- Tertiary attainmentup +9.1 pts82nd of 119*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +10.1 pts99th of 119*
- Expected years of schoolingup +0.0 yrs57th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.6 yrs99th of 145
- Learning poverty5th of 7*
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- Education spendingup +3.4 pts2nd of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −8.3 pts16th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.4 %55th of 90
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