Algeria: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

Over five years it is up 2,588% from 2,428 in 2017 (93.14% a year on average, compounded). Since 1973 it is down 76.37% from 276,157 in 1973 (2.9% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Algeria's children out of school, primary, male rose 171.5% on 2021 (from 24,035 to 65,258).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2021), the average change was +18.6% and a typical year strayed about 82.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 377.3% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 45.2% in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Algeria in the 2022 ranking

• Colombia — 2nd of 9: 158,138
• Eritrea — 3rd of 9: 83,559
• Benin — 4th of 9: 77,007
• Germany — 6th of 9: 36,131
• Korea, Rep. — 7th of 9: 13,881
• Cabo Verde — 8th of 9: 10,087

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 37 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 3,489 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 289,060 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 91,080 (2020)
• Israel — 15,104 (2024)
• Jordan — 12,306 (2024)
• Kuwait — 18,443 (2016)
• Lebanon — 75,674 (2024)
• Morocco — 71,553 (2019)
• Oman — 11,567 (2024)
• Qatar — 5,331 (2024)
• Syrian Arab Republic

More education data for Algeria

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5.3 million (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 105.48% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 105.73% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 105.25% (2025)
• Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) — 97.34% (2025)
• Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

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Questions people ask

What is Algeria's children out of school, primary, male?

65,258 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is down 76.37% from 276,157 in 1973 (2.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 276,157 in 1973 and the lowest 2,428 in 2017.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, male unusual for Algeria?

In 2022, Algeria's children out of school, primary, male rose 171.5% on 2021 (from 24,035 to 65,258). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2021), the average change was +18.6% and a typical year strayed about 82.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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