Algeria - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Algeria was 5.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 2009.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 5.00
2010 5.00
2011 5.00
2012 5.00
2013 5.00
2014 5.00
2015 5.00
2016 5.00
2017 5.00
2018 5.00
2019 5.00
2020 5.00
2021 5.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Algeria was 4,852,322 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,852,322 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,887,148 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1,887,148
1972 2,057,048
1973 2,244,844
1974 2,409,367
1975 2,525,365
1976 2,663,248
1977 2,785,264
1978 2,894,084
1979 2,972,242
1980 3,061,252
1981 3,118,827
1982 3,178,912
1983 3,241,924
1984 3,336,536
1985 3,414,705
1986 3,481,288
1987 3,635,332
1988 3,801,651
1989 3,911,388
1990 4,027,612
1991 4,189,152
1992 4,357,352
1993 4,436,363
1994 4,515,274
1995 4,548,827
1996 4,617,728
1997 4,674,947
1998 4,719,137
1999 4,778,870
2000 4,843,313
2001 4,720,950
2002 4,691,870
2003 4,612,574
2004 4,507,703
2005 4,361,744
2006 4,196,580
2007 4,086,925
2008 3,942,242
2009 3,252,664
2010 3,312,440
2011 3,363,236
2012 3,451,588
2013 3,608,812
2014 3,765,307
2015 3,925,429
2016 4,118,362
2017 4,283,207
2018 4,429,994
2019 4,580,288
2020 4,852,322

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Algeria was 47.82 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 47.82 in 2018, while its lowest value was 37.51 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 37.51
1972 38.56
1973 39.07
1974 39.29
1975 39.59
1976 39.97
1977 40.56
1978 40.83
1979 41.31
1980 41.64
1981 41.92
1982 42.11
1983 42.42
1984 42.64
1985 43.02
1986 43.55
1987 44.00
1988 44.26
1989 44.52
1990 44.66
1991 44.83
1992 45.12
1993 45.35
1994 45.65
1995 45.87
1996 46.12
1997 46.30
1998 46.49
1999 46.65
2000 46.76
2001 46.82
2002 46.98
2003 46.96
2004 47.02
2005 47.00
2006 47.04
2007 47.24
2008 47.31
2009 47.29
2010 47.34
2011 47.37
2012 47.54
2013 47.66
2014 47.73
2015 47.76
2016 47.69
2017 47.72
2018 47.82

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Algeria was 200,749 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 222,838 in 2019 and a minimum value of 47,178 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 47,178
1975 60,179
1976 65,043
1977 70,498
1978 77,009
1979 80,853
1980 85,499
1981 88,481
1982 94,216
1983 100,288
1984 109,173
1985 115,242
1986 125,034
1987 133,250
1988 139,875
1989 139,917
1990 144,945
1991 151,262
1992 154,685
1993 161,802
1994 164,982
1995 166,771
1996 169,010
1997 170,956
1999 169,519
2000 170,562
2001 169,559
2002 170,039
2003 167,529
2004 170,031
2005 171,471
2006 171,402
2007 170,775
2008 169,701
2009 141,421
2010 141,994
2011 144,537
2012 149,036
2013 155,144
2014 159,115
2015 164,684
2016 169,931
2017 176,809
2018 182,153
2019 222,838
2020 200,749

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Algeria was 82.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 82.34 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.00 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 26.00
1981 36.74
1982 36.59
1983 37.14
1984 37.41
1985 38.10
1986 39.83
1987 40.21
1988 39.29
1989 40.41
1990 39.75
1991 39.05
1992 40.26
1993 40.49
1994 42.73
1995 43.06
1996 43.97
1997 44.76
1999 45.91
2000 46.12
2001 46.65
2002 47.86
2003 48.63
2004 49.75
2005 50.49
2006 51.51
2007 52.97
2008 53.23
2009 50.69
2010 52.54
2011 54.92
2012 57.13
2013 61.04
2014 65.11
2015 69.30
2016 72.02
2017 76.10
2018 80.54
2019 81.73
2020 82.34

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes