Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Algeria
Algeria: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 98.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Algeria, 1972–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Algeria is 98.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Algeria peaked at 114.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1972.
Algeria ranks 57th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 42.0% | — |
| 1973 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 50.9% | +13.2% |
| 1976 | 58.5% | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 61.1% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 63.1% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 62.1% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 65.9% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 67.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 69.6% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 73.9% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 87.6% | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 72.6% | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 75.4% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 79.8% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 82.7% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 80.8% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 82.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 79.3% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 114.7% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 103.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 102.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 100.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 100.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 100.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 102.4% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 98.2% | -4.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 98.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 98.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.3% | 42.0% | 63.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 73.9% | 62.1% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.9% | 79.3% | 83.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 82.0% | 114.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 97.1% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 93.9% | 102.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 54 Spain 98.5% compare
- 55 Marshall Islands 98.5% compare
- 56 Slovak Republic 98.4% compare
- 58 Armenia 98.2% compare
- 59 Egypt 98.2% compare
- 60 Kazakhstan 98.1% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Algeria
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 842,016 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 17,788 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada -86,483 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 37.20 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 2.93 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 24.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 113.66 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 687,153 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy -1.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 668,858 current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Algeria?
- Primary completion rate, total in Algeria was 98.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 114.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1972.
- How does Algeria rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Algeria ranks 57th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.