Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Algeria

Algeria: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 7.77 million number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
7.77 million number
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
31st
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.77 million number
in 2020
All-time low
5.95 million number
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Algeria, 1998–2020

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1998200920201998: 7.7M number1999: 7.7M number2000: 7.7M number2001: 7.7M number2002: 7.6M number2003: 7.5M number2004: 7.3M number2005: 7.1M number2006: 6.9M number2007: 6.7M number2008: 6.5M number2009: 6.3M number2010: 6.1M number2011: 6.0M number2012: 5.9M number2013: 6.0M number2014: 6.1M number2015: 6.2M number2016: 6.5M number2017: 6.8M number2018: 7.1M number2019: 7.4M number2020: 7.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 7.77 million number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 7.77 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.95 million number, in 2012.

Algeria ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.72 million number 7.72 million number 7.73 million number 2
2000s 7.13 million number 6.31 million number 7.71 million number 10
2010s 6.41 million number 5.95 million number 7.41 million number 10
2020s 7.77 million number 7.77 million number 7.77 million number 1

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 28 France 8.33 million number compare
  2. 29 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.90 million number compare
  3. 30 Ghana 7.89 million number compare
  4. 32 Peru 7.46 million number compare
  5. 33 Thailand 7.40 million number compare
  6. 34 Italy 6.79 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Algeria

All data for Algeria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Algeria?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Algeria was 7.77 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 7.77 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 5.95 million number in 2012.
How does Algeria rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.