School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Algeria

Algeria: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 955,517 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
955,517 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
27th
of 202 countries
All-time high
955,517 number
in 2020
All-time low
469,176 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Algeria, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Algeria is 955,517 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Algeria peaked at 955,517 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 469,176 number, in 1970.

Algeria ranks 27th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Algeria, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 469,176 number —
1971 478,390 number +2.0%
1972 491,709 number +2.8%
1973 503,496 number +2.4%
1974 514,257 number +2.1%
1975 524,977 number +2.1%
1976 536,722 number +2.2%
1977 554,097 number +3.2%
1978 572,827 number +3.4%
1979 591,929 number +3.3%
1980 610,102 number +3.1%
1981 625,759 number +2.6%
1982 646,524 number +3.3%
1983 668,069 number +3.3%
1984 689,107 number +3.1%
1985 708,140 number +2.8%
1986 723,546 number +2.2%
1987 740,346 number +2.3%
1988 755,352 number +2.0%
1989 768,006 number +1.7%
1990 777,777 number +1.3%
1991 784,169 number +0.8%
1992 789,643 number +0.7%
1993 791,828 number +0.3%
1994 790,721 number -0.1%
1995 786,555 number -0.5%
1996 779,677 number -0.9%
1997 770,852 number -1.1%
1998 759,234 number -1.5%
1999 744,373 number -2.0%
2000 725,665 number -2.5%
2001 702,751 number -3.2%
2002 675,023 number -3.9%
2003 643,422 number -4.7%
2004 612,101 number -4.9%
2005 586,365 number -4.2%
2006 572,426 number -2.4%
2007 566,543 number -1.0%
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%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 955,517 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,878 number, 8.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 955,517 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 209,047 number, 4.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 523,758 number 469,176 number 591,929 number 10
1980s 693,495 number 610,102 number 768,006 number 10
1990s 777,483 number 744,373 number 791,828 number 10
2000s 623,137 number 566,543 number 725,665 number 10
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. 24 Angola 1.08 million number compare
  2. 25 Iraq 1.07 million number compare
  3. 26 Mozambique 955,672 number compare
  4. 28 Myanmar 889,256 number compare
  5. 29 United Kingdom 817,320 number compare
  6. 30 Yemen 799,757 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Algeria?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Algeria was 955,517 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 955,517 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 469,176 number in 1970.
How does Algeria rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Algeria ranks 27th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/