In 2018, the literacy rate of people aged 15 years and older in Algeria corresponded to approximately 81 percent of the total adult population. In the same year, adult women's literacy rate was around 75 percent, which was under the average. A large difference of about 12 percent could be observed between genders, with 87.42 percent of adult men able to read and write.

In 2018, the literacy rate of people aged 15 years and older in Algeria corresponded to approximately 81 percent of the total adult population. Literacy levels in the country gradually increased in the period under review, growing from approximately 70 percent in 2002. Moreover, men in Algeria had a higher literacy rate compared to women.

Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 87.423 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 83.000 % for 2008. Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 81.000 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2018, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.423 % in 2018 and a record low of 63.000 % in 1987. Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

In 2018, the literacy rate of people aged 15 to 24 years in Algeria corresponded to over 97 percent, with the youth female rate averaging approximately 0.3 percent below that of males. In the same year, the gap between genders was more evident in the literacy rate among adults.

Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 74.210 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 75.323 % for 2018. Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 66.000 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2019, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.323 % in 2018 and a record low of 36.000 % in 1987. Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

In 2018, the literacy rate of people aged 15 to 24 years in Algeria corresponded to around 97 percent. Literacy levels among the young population gradually increased in the years under review. In comparison, in 2002, the youth literacy rate in the country stood at roughly 90 percent.

Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data was reported at 74.030 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 97.427 % for 2018. Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 91.000 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2019, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.427 % in 2018 and a record low of 74.000 % in 1987. Algeria DZ: Literacy Rate: Youth: % of People Age 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

In 2021, the gross enrollment rate in tertiary education in Algeria stood at around 54 percent. Female and male enrollment rates were approximately 67 percent and 41 percent, respectively. Since 2004, the percentage of female enrollees in tertiary education has been higher than that of men. Moreover, in the period examined, the gender gap increased year by year, attaining over 25 percent in 2021.

Tertiary education (or higher education) follows secondary education. In Algeria, it includes universities (universités), university centers (centres universitaires), higher national schools (écoles nationales supérieures), higher schools (écoles supérieures), and normal higher schools (écoles normales supérieures).

In 2018, over 156 thousand young people aged 15-24 years in Algeria were illiterate, representing approximately 2.6 percent of that age group. Young female illiterates were over 81 thousand in number, while males were around 74 thousand. In the same year, the youth literacy rate in the country exceeded 97 percent for both females and males.

Algeria DZ: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Group data was reported at 83.955 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.070 % for 2022. Algeria DZ: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Group data is updated yearly, averaging 59.246 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2023, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115.659 % in 2012 and a record low of 9.357 % in 1972. Algeria DZ: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Total: % of Relevant Age Group data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Algeria DZ: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.230 Ratio in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.997 Ratio for 2018. Algeria DZ: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 Ratio from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2019, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.230 Ratio in 2019 and a record low of 0.997 Ratio in 2018. Algeria DZ: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

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Education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality and lays a foundation for sustained economic growth. The World Bank compiles data on education inputs, participation, efficiency, and outcomes. Data on education are compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics from official responses to surveys and from reports provided by education authorities in each country.

School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Algeria was reported at 2217576 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Population of the official age for secondary education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Algeria was reported at 1526384 Persons in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Population of the official age for tertiary education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

The unemployment rate in Algeria decreased to 11.81 percent compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly higher unemployment rate than the preceding years.The unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed, those aged under 15 years, or retired persons.Find more statistics on other topics about Algeria with key insights such as duration of compulsory education, share of government spending on education, and total number of people in the labor force.

School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in Algeria was reported at 467603 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Population of the official age for pre-primary education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%) in Algeria was reported at 95.26 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Algeria DZ: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data was reported at 47.472 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 34.090 % for 2011. Algeria DZ: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 34.090 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2019, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.472 % in 2019 and a record low of 4.570 % in 1971. Algeria DZ: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Lower Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Male: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;

In 2019, the unemployment rate among people with higher education in Algeria corresponded to 17.4 percent. This educational level presented the highest unemployment rate in the country. On the contrary, only three percent of the people in the labor force who did not pursue any educational degree were unemployed. Indeed, in that year, better-educated people were less likely to be employed in the country.

Algeria DZ: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Population data was reported at 86.027 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 84.557 % for 2017. Algeria DZ: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 85.018 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.771 % in 2002 and a record low of 73.016 % in 2000. Algeria DZ: Net Intake Rate in Grade 1: Female: % of Official School-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;