School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Algeria

Algeria: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9474 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9474 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
169th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9474 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.6272 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Algeria, 1971–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Algeria stood at 0.9474 GPI. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Algeria peaked at 0.9474 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6272 GPI, in 1971.

That places Algeria 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Algeria, 1971 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.6272 GPI —
1972 0.6559 GPI +4.6%
1973 0.6638 GPI +1.2%
1974 0.6722 GPI +1.3%
1975 0.6803 GPI +1.2%
1976 0.6921 GPI +1.7%
1977 0.7095 GPI +2.5%
1978 0.7158 GPI +0.9%
1979 0.7307 GPI +2.1%
1980 0.7406 GPI +1.4%
1981 0.749 GPI +1.1%
1982 0.7543 GPI +0.7%
1983 0.7628 GPI +1.1%
1984 0.7696 GPI +0.9%
1985 0.782 GPI +1.6%
1986 0.7991 GPI +2.2%
1987 0.8148 GPI +2.0%
1988 0.8237 GPI +1.1%
1989 0.8327 GPI +1.1%
1990 0.8373 GPI +0.6%
1991 0.8427 GPI +0.6%
1992 0.8528 GPI +1.2%
1993 0.8609 GPI +0.9%
1994 0.8723 GPI +1.3%
1995 0.8809 GPI +1.0%
1996 0.8907 GPI +1.1%
1997 0.898 GPI +0.8%
1998 0.9067 GPI +1.0%
1999 0.9125 GPI +0.6%
2000 0.9173 GPI +0.5%
2001 0.9196 GPI +0.3%
2002 0.9267 GPI +0.8%
2003 0.9269 GPI +0.0%
2004 0.9302 GPI +0.4%
2005 0.9309 GPI +0.1%
2006 0.9333 GPI +0.3%
2007 0.9408 GPI +0.8%
2008 0.9432 GPI +0.3%
2009 0.9402 GPI -0.3%
2010 0.9405 GPI +0.0%
2011 0.9401 GPI -0.1%
2012 0.9443 GPI +0.5%
2013 0.9464 GPI +0.2%
2014 0.9465 GPI +0.0%
2015 0.9454 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9408 GPI -0.5%
2017 0.9408 GPI +0.0%
2018 0.9453 GPI +0.5%
2019 0.9474 GPI +0.2%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 0.9474 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9846 GPI, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 0.9474 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9832 GPI, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6831 GPI 0.6272 GPI 0.7307 GPI 9
1980s 0.7829 GPI 0.7406 GPI 0.8327 GPI 10
1990s 0.8755 GPI 0.8373 GPI 0.9125 GPI 10
2000s 0.9309 GPI 0.9173 GPI 0.9432 GPI 10
2010s 0.9438 GPI 0.9401 GPI 0.9474 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 166 South Africa 0.955 GPI compare
  2. 167 Dominican Republic 0.9509 GPI compare
  3. 168 Lesotho 0.9498 GPI compare
  4. 170 Nigeria 0.9397 GPI compare
  5. 171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.9394 GPI compare
  6. 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.9385 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Algeria?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Algeria was 0.9474 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.9474 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6272 GPI in 1971.
How does Algeria rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Algeria ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.