Education spending in Algeria
Government spending on education in Algeria was equal to 9.0% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2011.
Algeria, 2024
9.0%
Change from 2023
+3.4percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Algeria over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Algeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.0% | – |
| 2023 | 5.6% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.4 percentage points from 5.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.5%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.
More for Algeria
All statistics for Algeria
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
54.4%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
105.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
19.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
94.1%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
73.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
46.5%
2019 · UNESCO UIS