School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Algeria

Algeria: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 955,517 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
955,517 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
74th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.47 million number
in 1999
All-time low
566,543 number
in 2007
Years of data
19
1971–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Algeria, 1971–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1971199520201971: 974.8k number1999: 1.5M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2007: 566.5k number2008: 568.6k number2009: 578.5k number2010: 595.9k number2011: 619.7k number2012: 658.7k number2013: 708.4k number2014: 762.7k number2015: 813.4k number2016: 850.5k number2017: 884.5k number2018: 912.2k number2019: 935.0k number2020: 955.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 955,517 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 1.47 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 566,543 number, in 2007.

That places Algeria 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Algeria, 1971 to 2020.
Year number Change
1971 974,808 number
1999 1.47 million number +51.0%
2003 1.26 million number -14.5%
2004 1.20 million number -4.8%
2005 1.15 million number -3.7%
2007 566,543 number -50.9%
2008 568,569 number +0.4%
2009 578,507 number +1.7%
2010 595,925 number +3.0%
2011 619,717 number +4.0%
2012 658,725 number +6.3%
2013 708,374 number +7.5%
2014 762,705 number +7.7%
2015 813,418 number +6.6%
2016 850,527 number +4.6%
2017 884,504 number +4.0%
2018 912,219 number +3.1%
2019 934,994 number +2.5%
2020 955,517 number +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 974,808 number 974,808 number 974,808 number 1
1990s 1.47 million number 1.47 million number 1.47 million number 1
2000s 887,526 number 566,543 number 1.26 million number 6
2010s 774,111 number 595,925 number 934,994 number 10
2020s 955,517 number 955,517 number 955,517 number 1

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 71 Tajikistan 997,986 number compare
  2. 72 South Sudan 978,611 number compare
  3. 73 Ecuador 976,337 number compare
  4. 75 Kyrgyzstan 947,862 number compare
  5. 76 Lao People's Democratic Republic 942,992 number compare
  6. 77 Zimbabwe 909,487 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Algeria?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Algeria was 955,517 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 566,543 number in 2007.
How does Algeria rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/