Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Algeria

Share of children out of school in Algeria in 2025 — 1.57%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 12. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 28.96 pp.

2025 1.57% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 6of 12
Period maximum 30.53%1973
Period minimum 0.25%2020

Trend over time

1973–2025 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Algeria, 1973–202501020304019731979198519911997200320092015202120251973: 30.53%1974: 25.24%1975: 21.44%1976: 21.24%1977: 22.89%1978: 22.05%1979: 22%1980: 20.84%1981: 20.52%1982: 20.62%1983: 20.37%1984: 18.1%1985: 16.6%1986: 14.57%1987: 12.67%1988: 11.26%1989: 10.61%1990: 10.95%1991: 10.11%1992: 9.71%1993: 10.89%1994: 10.94%1995: 10.49%1996: 10.62%1997: 10.7%1999: 6.67%2000: 5.31%2001: 2.8%2002: 1.15%2003: 0.78%2004: 0.87%2005: 0.52%2006: 0.89%2007: 1.66%2008: 1.24%2009: 1.11%2010: 1.08%2011: 0.83%2012: 0.66%2013: 0.48%2014: 0.48%2015: 0.41%2016: 0.47%2017: 0.42%2018: 0.73%2019: 1.91%2020: 0.25%2021: 0.88%2022: 2.13%2023: 0.93%2024: 1.58%2025: 1.57%
Change over the period: −28.96 pp Annual average: -0.56 pp
Share of children out of school — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.57 −0.01 pp
2024 1.58 +0.65 pp
2023 0.93 −1.2 pp
2022 2.13 +1.25 pp
2021 0.88 +0.63 pp
2020 0.25 −1.67 pp
2019 1.91 +1.18 pp
2018 0.73 +0.31 pp
2017 0.42 −0.05 pp
2016 0.47 +0.06 pp
2015 0.41 −0.07 pp
2014 0.48 +0 pp
2013 0.48 −0.19 pp
2012 0.66 −0.17 pp
2011 0.83 −0.26 pp
2010 1.08 −0.03 pp
2009 1.11 −0.12 pp
2008 1.24 −0.42 pp
2007 1.66 +0.77 pp
2006 0.89 +0.37 pp
2005 0.52 −0.36 pp
2004 0.87 +0.09 pp
2003 0.78 −0.37 pp
2002 1.15 −1.64 pp
2001 2.8 −2.51 pp
2000 5.31 −1.36 pp
1999 6.67 —
1997 10.7 +0.08 pp
1996 10.62 +0.13 pp
1995 10.49 −0.45 pp
1994 10.94 +0.05 pp
1993 10.89 +1.18 pp
1992 9.71 −0.4 pp
1991 10.11 −0.84 pp
1990 10.95 +0.34 pp
1989 10.61 −0.65 pp
1988 11.26 −1.41 pp
1987 12.67 −1.9 pp
1986 14.57 −2.03 pp
1985 16.6 −1.49 pp
1984 18.1 −2.27 pp
1983 20.37 −0.25 pp
1982 20.62 +0.1 pp
1981 20.52 −0.32 pp
1980 20.84 −1.16 pp
1979 22 −0.06 pp
1978 22.05 −0.84 pp
1977 22.89 +1.65 pp
1976 21.24 −0.2 pp
1975 21.44 −3.8 pp
1974 25.24 −5.29 pp
1973 30.53 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.