Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Algeria
Algeria: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Algeria, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Algeria stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Algeria peaked at 9.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2008.
That places Algeria 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.2% | — |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -37.7% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +111.4% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +60.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 9.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 9.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.4%, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +111.4% | 4.1% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Algeria?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Algeria was 9.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2008.
- How does Algeria rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Algeria ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.