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Primary school enrollment — Algeria

Primary school enrollment in Algeria in 2018 — 97.6%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 72. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 29.8 pp.

2018 97.6% +0 pp vs 2017
World rank 6of 72
Period maximum 97.6%2018
Period minimum 67.9%1973

Trend over time

1973–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Algeria, 1973–20186070809010019731978198319881993199820032008201320181973: 67.9%1974: 71.8%1975: 74.2%1976: 76.2%1977: 77.7%1978: 78.8%1979: 78.9%1980: 80%1981: 80.3%1982: 79.9%1983: 79.3%1984: 80.3%1985: 80.7%1986: 81.8%1987: 83.1%1988: 84.3%1989: 85.3%1990: 85.9%1991: 87.6%1992: 88.7%1993: 88.2%1994: 88.2%1995: 88.4%1996: 87.9%1997: 87.4%1999: 88.6%2000: 89.4%2001: 91.3%2002: 92.2%2003: 92.4%2004: 92.9%2005: 93.1%2006: 93.2%2007: 95.2%2008: 96.4%2009: 97.4%2010: 97.2%2011: 97.6%2012: 97.3%2015: 97.5%2016: 97.6%2017: 97.6%2018: 97.6%
Change over the period: +29.8 pp Annual average: 0.66 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 97.6%
World 89.4%
Middle East & North Africa 93.7%
Primary school enrollment — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 97.6 +0 pp
2017 97.6 −0 pp
2016 97.6 +0 pp
2015 97.5 —
2012 97.3 −0.3 pp
2011 97.6 +0.4 pp
2010 97.2 −0.2 pp
2009 97.4 +1.1 pp
2008 96.4 +1.1 pp
2007 95.2 +2 pp
2006 93.2 +0.1 pp
2005 93.1 +0.2 pp
2004 92.9 +0.5 pp
2003 92.4 +0.2 pp
2002 92.2 +0.9 pp
2001 91.3 +1.9 pp
2000 89.4 +0.8 pp
1999 88.6 —
1997 87.4 −0.6 pp
1996 87.9 −0.5 pp
1995 88.4 +0.2 pp
1994 88.2 −0.1 pp
1993 88.2 −0.5 pp
1992 88.7 +1.1 pp
1991 87.6 +1.7 pp
1990 85.9 +0.5 pp
1989 85.3 +1.1 pp
1988 84.3 +1.1 pp
1987 83.1 +1.3 pp
1986 81.8 +1.2 pp
1985 80.7 +0.4 pp
1984 80.3 +1 pp
1983 79.3 −0.7 pp
1982 79.9 −0.3 pp
1981 80.3 +0.3 pp
1980 80 +1.1 pp
1979 78.9 +0.1 pp
1978 78.8 +1.1 pp
1977 77.7 +1.6 pp
1976 76.2 +2 pp
1975 74.2 +2.4 pp
1974 71.8 +3.9 pp
1973 67.9 —

Northern Africa, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MA Morocco 99.1 DZ Algeria 97.6 EG Egypt 97
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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