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.

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.

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.

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.

The per capita consumer spending on education in Algeria was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 7.2 U.S. dollars (+10.32 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the education-related per capita spending is estimated to reach 76.96 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Consumer spending, in this case education-related spending per capita, refers to the domestic demand of private households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). Spending by corporations and the state is not included. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.Consumer spending is the biggest component of the gross domestic product as computed on an expenditure basis in the context of national accounts. The other components in this approach are consumption expenditure of the state, gross domestic investment as well as the net exports of goods and services. Consumer spending is broken down according to the United Nations' Classification of Individual Consumption By Purpose (COICOP). The shown data adheres broadly to group tenth As not all countries and regions report data in a harmonized way, all data shown here has been processed by Statista to allow the greatest level of comparability possible. The underlying input data are usually household budget surveys conducted by government agencies that track spending of selected households over a given period.The data is shown in nominal terms which means that monetary data is valued at prices of the respective year and has not been adjusted for inflation. For future years the price level has been projected as well. The data has been converted from local currencies to US$ using the average exchange rate of the respective year. For forecast years, the exchange rate has been projected as well. The timelines therefore incorporate currency effects.Find more key insights for the per capita consumer spending on education in countries like Sudan and Egypt.

Literacy and skills are the single most common barrier in Algeria for not owning a mobile phone, with 43 percent of the respondents from both rural and urban areas of the country claiming it as their most important reason.