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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Algeria: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Algeria is placed joint 87th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 1.58 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 75.16 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint87th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 1.58Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 75.16Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 50.71Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 5.61Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Algeria on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Algeria’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.58
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Algeria: 1.58. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.471 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Morocco 0.471 · Mali 34.01 · Mauritania 11.26 · Niger 40.41 · Tunisia 1.094
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Algeria’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
75.16
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Algeria: 75.16. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Northern Africa
- 87.54 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Morocco 87.54 · Mali 29.04 · Niger 20.02
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
50.71
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Algeria: 50.71. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Northern Africa
- 88.21 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Morocco 27.02 · Mali 11.29 · Mauritania 22.95 · Niger 4.95 · Tunisia 48.52
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
5.61
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Algeria: 5.61. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Northern Africa
- 6.734 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Morocco 6.021 · Mali 4.185 · Mauritania 4.715 · Niger 4.074 · Tunisia 6.734
02Over time
Which way Algeria is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria fell from 5.309 in 2000 to 1.58 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2024 1.580 3.691 2023 0.930 3.393 2022 2.130 3.002 2021 0.879 3.330 2020 0.248 2.678 2019 1.915 2.758 2018 0.730 2.439 2017 0.417 2.907 2016 0.471 2.954 2015 0.411 3.052 2014 0.479 3.904 2013 0.476 3.413 2012 0.663 3.408 2011 0.828 3.626 2010 1.084 3.491 2009 1.112 3.577 2008 1.235 3.878 2007 1.656 4.029 2006 0.889 4.338 2005 0.515 4.571 2004 0.873 3.791 2003 0.785 4.412 2002 1.155 4.144 2001 2.796 4.051 2000 5.309 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 8.861 in 2003 to 75.16 in 2024; the world median went from 78.33 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2024 75.2 85.9 2023 66.4 87.6 2022 66.1 87.7 2021 62.8 87.0 2020 — 88.3 2019 — 88.8 2018 — 89.6 2017 — 87.4 2016 — 87.9 2015 — 88.2 2014 — 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 — 85.4 2011 77.8 86.2 2010 82.9 86.1 2009 80.5 84.8 2008 42.4 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 33.6 84.0 2005 13.8 82.2 2004 12.3 81.8 2003 8.9 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 15.79 in 2000 to 50.71 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2025 51 64.9 2024 49 65.0 2023 48 64.2 2022 46 63.6 2021 45 62.9 2020 43 62.2 2019 42 61.5 2018 41 60.9 2017 40 60.5 2016 38 60.1 2015 37 58.9 2014 36 57.0 2013 35 54.7 2012 33 52.4 2011 32 50.9 2010 30 49.5 2009 28 48.5 2008 26 47.4 2007 25 46.2 2006 23 45.0 2005 22 43.8 2004 21 42.9 2003 19 41.6 2002 18 40.3 2001 17 39.0 2000 16 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 4.111 in 2008 to 5.61 in 2023; the world median went from 4.423 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2023 5.61 3.7092 2022 4.75 4.0570 2021 5.51 4.2611 2020 6.19 4.4056 2019 5.58 4.1407 2018 5.81 4.2159 2017 5.73 4.1401 2016 6.50 4.2342 2015 6.18 4.2386 2014 6.55 4.2005 2013 6.66 4.3493 2012 7.03 4.0348 2011 9.12 3.9987 2010 8.69 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 4.11 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Algeria beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Algeria and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | =48th | 1.094 | — | 48.52 | 6.734 |
 Moroccocompare | =61st | 0.471 | 87.54 | 27.02 | 6.021 |
| Algeria | =87th | 1.58 | 75.16 | 50.71 | 5.61 |
 Mauritania | 143rd | 11.26 | — | 22.95 | 4.715 |
 Mali | =174th | 34.01 | 29.04 | 11.29 | 4.185 |
 Niger | 182nd | 40.41 | 20.02 | 4.95 | 4.074 |
 Libya | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Algeria in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Algeria is ahead of the world, and behind
34 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Algeria does better than the middle country measured.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3430.5156.343▲ Improved since 2014
Algeria: 0.515 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 107th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66No real change since 2014
Algeria: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.19105.1693.19▲ Improved since 2022
Algeria: 105.16 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 24th of 109 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3415.513.34▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 15.5 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 57th of 195 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,764701.95No earlier reading
Algeria: 1,764 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 49th of 145 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5915.6214.59▲ Improved since 2022
Algeria: 15.62 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 29th of 77 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7754.4352.77▲ Improved since 2014
Algeria: 54.43 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 44th of 95 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.6030.529No earlier reading
Algeria: 0.603 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.3461.244No real change since 2014
Algeria: 1.346 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 95 · derived.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Algeria does worse than the middle country measured.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4396.5297.43No real change since 2015
Algeria: 96.52 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 91st of 165 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9360.5465.93▲ Improved since 2021
Algeria: 60.54 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 68th of 120 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6724.1220.67▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 24.12 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 40th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9417.0927.941▲ Improved since 2010
Algeria: 7.092 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 172 · derived.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10099.86100▲ Improved since 2018
Algeria: 99.86 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2173.6989.21▲ Improved since 2015
Algeria: 73.69 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 164 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.3780.814▼ Worsened since 2017
Algeria: 0.378 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 56th of 84 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2293.7798.22No earlier reading
Algeria: 93.77 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9337.4169.933▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 7.416 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 134th of 193 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0267.934.02No earlier reading
Algeria: 67.9 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 37th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32374.09414.32No real change since 2010
Algeria: 374.09 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 172 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9975.1493.99No earlier reading
Algeria: 75.14 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 172 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.2060.619No real change since 2015
Algeria: 0.206 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 142nd of 176 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.814.0743.8No earlier reading
Algeria: 14.07 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.919.0448.9No earlier reading
Algeria: 19.04 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.665.9698.66▲ Improved since 2020
Algeria: 5.96 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.3465.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 0.346 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 70th of 75 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5921.0358.59No earlier reading
Algeria: 21.03 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.352.4635.3No real change since 2015
Algeria: 52.46 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1750.6238.17No earlier reading
Algeria: 50.62 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24014,5192,240No real change since 2022
Algeria: 14,519 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3536.9134.35Moved since 2018
Algeria: 36.91 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 222No earlier reading
Algeria: 2 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2792.3365.279Moved since 2013
Algeria: 2.336 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6013.3365.601Moved since 2015
Algeria: 3.336 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for Algeria
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2019), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2003), Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2019). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Algeria’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Algeria’s best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 87th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture81st of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology91st of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience96th of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing101st of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital100th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties147th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation137th of 1763/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions152nd of 1944/4 keys
- Energy132nd of 1653/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade145th of 1773/4 keys
- Gender & Equality158th of 1832/4 keys
- Peace & Security166th of 1773/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability178th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labour176th of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Algeria can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Tunisia=48th3/4 keysThis page
Algeria=87th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Algeria on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Algeria rank on education & knowledge?
Algeria is placed joint 87th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Algeria?
1.58 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Algeria?
75.16 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Algeria compare with Morocco on education & knowledge?
Morocco is placed joint 61st of 198, and Algeria joint 87th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Morocco 0.471, Algeria 1.58; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Morocco 87.54, Algeria 75.16; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Morocco 27.02, Algeria 50.71; Government Spending on Education: Morocco 6.021, Algeria 5.61.
How have Algeria’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 5.309 in 2000 to 1.58 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 8.861 in 2003 to 75.16 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 15.79 in 2000 to 50.71 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 4.111 in 2008 to 5.61 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Algeria?
No current reading is published for Algeria on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 34 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Algeria’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Algeria (banner) — Daggett.fr derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Algeria: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/algeria/education