Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria
Algeria: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.26 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.26 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.26 index
in 2024
All-time low
0.5261 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria stood at 1.26 index.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria peaked at 1.26 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5261 index, in 1981.
That places Algeria 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5261 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.548 index | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5755 index | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6019 index | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.628 index | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6541 index | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6777 index | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7058 index | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7338 index | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7631 index | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7905 index | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.818 index | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8453 index | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8668 index | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8872 index | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9161 index | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9525 index | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.995 index | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.04 index | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 index | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1 index | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.12 index | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 index | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.15 index | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.16 index | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.17 index | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.19 index | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 index | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 index | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.22 index | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.23 index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.24 index | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.24 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.25 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.25 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.26 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.26 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.26 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.26 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.26 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.26 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.26 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.26 index | -0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.26 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.26 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6279 index | 0.5261 index | 0.7338 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8871 index | 0.7631 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 index | 1.07 index | 1.21 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 index | 1.22 index | 1.26 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 index | 1.26 index | 1.26 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More gender data for Algeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,418 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 36,736 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 36,736 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 436,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 429,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 447,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 440,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria was 1.26 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5261 index in 1981.
- How does Algeria rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Algeria ranks 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.