Algeria: Primary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Algeria's primary education, teachers rose 5% on 2024 (from 235,893 to 247,748).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2024), the average change was +1.5% and a typical year strayed about 4.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 14.6% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.7% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 8,303 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 253,276 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 22,274, against 30,747 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Algeria had the 4th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Algeria in the 2025 ranking

• India — 1st of 14: 5.19 million
• Indonesia — 2nd of 14: 1.51 million
• Thailand — 3rd of 14: 305,368
• Nepal — 5th of 14: 157,456
• Poland — 6th of 14: 135,357
• Uzbekistan — 7th of 14: 130,601

What this measures

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

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

All 51 values

Primary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 163,167 (2023)
• Bahrain — 9,404 (2024)
• Djibouti — 2,739 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 483,053 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 372,396 (2023)
• Israel — 92,770 (2024)
• Jordan — 64,348 (2024)
• Kuwait — 32,782 (2021)
• Lebanon — 36,699 (2024)
• Malta — 1,941 (2024)
• Morocco — 189,855 (2024)
• Oman

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 primary education, teachers?

247,748 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 425.13% from 47,178 in 1971 (3.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 247,748 in 2025 and the lowest 47,178 in 1971.

How does Algeria rank?

4th highest of 14 economies with data for 2025.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR, 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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