School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Algeria

Algeria: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.97 years in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
6.97 years
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
43rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.97 years
in 2011
All-time low
0.7243 years
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2011

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Algeria, 1971–2011

02461971199120111971: 0.724 years1972: 0.85 years1973: 0.953 years1974: 1 years1975: 1.1 years1976: 1.3 years1977: 1.5 years1978: 1.8 years1979: 2 years1980: 2.1 years1981: 2.3 years1982: 2.5 years1983: 2.7 years1984: 2.9 years1985: 3.2 years1986: 3.5 years1987: 3.7 years1988: 3.7 years1989: 3.6 years1990: 3.6 years1991: 3.5 years1992: 3.5 years1993: 3.5 years1994: 3.5 years1995: 3.5 years1996: 3.6 years1997: 3.6 years1999: 3.9 years2000: 3.9 years2001: 4.1 years2002: 4.3 years2003: 4.4 years2004: 4.7 years2005: 4.7 years2006: 4.8 years2007: 4.9 years2008: 5.4 years2009: 6.5 years2010: 6.8 years2011: 7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 6.97 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2011. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Algeria peaked at 6.97 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7243 years, in 1971.

Algeria ranks 43rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.25 years 0.7243 years 1.97 years 9
1980s 3.01 years 2.12 years 3.73 years 10
1990s 3.56 years 3.45 years 3.94 years 9
2000s 4.78 years 3.91 years 6.5 years 10
2010s 6.88 years 6.79 years 6.97 years 2

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 40 Romania 7.13 years compare
  2. 41 United Arab Emirates 7.11 years compare
  3. 42 Switzerland 7.11 years compare
  4. 44 Norway 6.96 years compare
  5. 45 Tonga 6.95 years compare
  6. 46 Armenia 6.92 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Algeria?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Algeria was 6.97 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 6.97 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7243 years in 1971.
How does Algeria rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 43rd out of 198 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.