10 answers, 4 from Algeria's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
56.18% of school candidates passed Algeria's 2026 baccalaureate, according to results presented by the Minister of National Education, Mohamed Seghir Saadaoui, on 12 July 2026 and published by the Ministry of National Education.
582,138 of the 588,611 registered school candidates sat the exam. 1,232 passed with the grade excellent (18 out of 20 or more) and 21,800 with very good (16 to 17.99). The rate covers school candidates only.
Algeria's 2026-2027 school year began on Monday 21 September 2026, when the Minister of National Education launched it from a primary school in Jijel province, according to the Ministry of National Education.
The minister said Jijel was chosen because of damage from fires in the province, and that all affected schools had been repaired. The first lesson of the year was about trees and health. The ministry publishes the calendar of term exams and school holidays on its website.
Algeria's Ministry of National Education is allocated 1,851.3 billion dinars in payment credits for 2026, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research 807.1 billion, according to the Ministry of Finance's 2026 finance bill presentation report. Vocational training receives 127.3 billion.
National education is the third-largest budget after finance and defence. Total government spending on education was 8.98% of GDP in 2024, according to UNESCO data on World Bank Open Data. The figures are from the report presenting the 2026 finance bill to the National People's Assembly, which approved the bill on 18 November 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Algeria's gross tertiary enrolment ratio was 54.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics data on World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026.
The ratio compares the number of students in higher education, of any age, with the population of the five-year age group after secondary school. It is not the share of young people who enrol. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research runs admissions for new baccalaureate holders.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2018, is 97.6%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 94.1%; Algeria is 2nd highest of 11. Worldwide: 6th of 69.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 105.2%. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 95.1%, and Algeria placed 2nd highest of 13. World rank, highest first: 21st of 100.
54.4%: that is gross tertiary enrolment in Algeria for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2005 was 2023, at 55.5%; its low point was 2005, at 20.7%. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 48.2%; Algeria is 5th highest of 11. World rank, highest first: 42nd of 90.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, government spending on education in Algeria was 9.0% of GDP in 2024. Its high point since 2008 was 2011, at 9.1% of GDP; its low point was 2008, at 4.1% of GDP. World rank, highest first: 2nd of 36.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the number of primary pupils per teacher in Algeria was 24 in 2018. Since 2005 it has ranged from 23 (2009) to 25 (2005). It is 5th highest of 13 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 19. Worldwide: 35th of 85.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2025, is 98.2%. Its high point since 2005 was 2008, at 114.7%; its low point was 2006, at 87.9%.
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