School age population, one year before than official … male than in Algeria

Algeria: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 487,914 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
487,914 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
26th
of 202 countries
All-time high
487,914 number
in 2020
All-time low
239,593 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

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 487,914 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 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Algeria peaked at 487,914 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 239,593 number, in 1970.

Algeria ranks 26th 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 official … male than in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Algeria, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 239,593 number —
1971 244,401 number +2.0%
1972 251,214 number +2.8%
1973 257,233 number +2.4%
1974 262,722 number +2.1%
1975 268,192 number +2.1%
1976 274,196 number +2.2%
1977 282,990 number +3.2%
1978 292,466 number +3.3%
1979 302,147 number +3.3%
1980 311,402 number +3.1%
1981 319,457 number +2.6%
1982 330,000 number +3.3%
1983 340,979 number +3.3%
1984 351,729 number +3.2%
1985 361,470 number +2.8%
1986 369,345 number +2.2%
1987 377,835 number +2.3%
1988 385,426 number +2.0%
1989 391,833 number +1.7%
1990 396,791 number +1.3%
1991 400,070 number +0.8%
1992 403,008 number +0.7%
1993 404,265 number +0.3%
1994 403,822 number -0.1%
1995 401,774 number -0.5%
1996 398,257 number -0.9%
1997 393,750 number -1.1%
1998 387,794 number -1.5%
1999 380,155 number -2.0%
2000 370,526 number -2.5%
2001 358,749 number -3.2%
2002 344,690 number -3.9%
2003 328,636 number -4.7%
2004 312,698 number -4.8%
2005 299,569 number -4.2%
2006 292,388 number -2.4%
2007 289,345 number -1.0%
2008 290,305 number +0.3%
2009 295,284 number +1.7%
2010 304,093 number +3.0%
2011 316,201 number +4.0%
2012 336,036 number +6.3%
2013 361,371 number +7.5%
2014 389,147 number +7.7%
2015 415,092 number +6.7%
2016 434,071 number +4.6%
2017 451,487 number +4.0%
2018 465,711 number +3.2%
2019 477,402 number +2.5%
2020 487,914 number +2.2%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 487,914 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 8.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 487,914 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107,523 number, 4.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 267,515 number 239,593 number 302,147 number 10
1980s 353,948 number 311,402 number 391,833 number 10
1990s 396,969 number 380,155 number 404,265 number 10
2000s 318,219 number 289,345 number 370,526 number 10
2010s 395,061 number 304,093 number 477,402 number 10
2020s 487,914 number 487,914 number 487,914 number 1

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 23 Afghanistan 558,717 number compare
  2. 24 Iraq 552,316 number compare
  3. 25 Angola 544,033 number compare
  4. 27 Mozambique 479,840 number compare
  5. 28 Myanmar 448,263 number compare
  6. 29 United Kingdom 418,576 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 487,914 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 487,914 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 239,593 number in 1970.
How does Algeria rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Algeria ranks 26th 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 60.4%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/