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.