Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria
Algeria: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
68th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 2024
All-time low
0.6548 index
in 1971
Years of data
55
1971–2025
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria is 1 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria peaked at 1.01 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6548 index, in 1971.
Algeria ranks 68th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6548 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.6858 index | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6915 index | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6967 index | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7004 index | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7208 index | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7516 index | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7589 index | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7753 index | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7857 index | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7936 index | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.798 index | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8047 index | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8037 index | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8085 index | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8166 index | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8244 index | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8261 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8285 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8307 index | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8352 index | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8451 index | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8621 index | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8798 index | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8942 index | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9098 index | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9235 index | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9371 index | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9466 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9524 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9559 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9635 index | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9636 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9663 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9598 index | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9559 index | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9576 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9542 index | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9417 index | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9402 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9392 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.945 index | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9485 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9497 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9499 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9462 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9462 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9499 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9532 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9641 index | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9638 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9667 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9748 index | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1 index | -0.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7151 index | 0.6548 index | 0.7753 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.809 index | 0.7857 index | 0.8285 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8864 index | 0.8307 index | 0.9466 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9571 index | 0.9417 index | 0.9663 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9468 index | 0.9392 index | 0.9532 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9795 index | 0.9638 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Algeria was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6548 index in 1971.
- How does Algeria rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Algeria ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.