Number of pupils in primary education rose 5.94% to 4,852 '000 in Algeria in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in primary education in Algeria reached an all time high of 4,852 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 1,887 '000 in 1971.
Algeria has been ranked 11th within the group of 76 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in primary education, 29 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | '000 | 3,925 | 4,118 | 4,283 | 4,430 | 4,580 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Chad | '000 | 2,270 | 2,213 | 2,061 | 2,420 | 2,469 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Egypt | '000 | ... | ... | 11,764 | 12,161 | 12,643 | 13,265 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| France | '000 | 4,256 | 4,284 | 4,310 | 4,302 | 4,299 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 | 2,856 | 2,832 | 2,902 | 2,871 | 2,835 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Libya | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Malta | '000 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 26.5 | 26.8 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | '000 | 633 | 601 | 617 | 655 | 677 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Morocco | '000 | 4,039 | 4,102 | 4,211 | 4,323 | 4,432 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | '000 | 657 | 639 | 630 | 622 | 613 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 | 3,010 | 3,028 | 3,042 | 3,043 | 3,038 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | '000 | 1,115 | 1,139 | 1,170 | 1,202 | ... |
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