Algeria — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Algeria, 1979–2024.
Education spending for Algeria was 8.98% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 18 years, from 1979 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 9.12% in 2011. The lowest was 4.11% in 2008 (about 2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.50% per year.
Algeria ranks 4 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Algeria sits above it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 37%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 1 of 17 economies; Tunisia (6.73%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 111% in 2010. That is 47% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 140 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 3rd of 56 in 1979 → 5th of 63 in 1980 → 4th of 130 in 2010 → 23rd of 157 in 2020 → 2nd of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1979 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.98% | +3.4 pp |
| 2023 | 5.61% | +0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 4.75% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 5.51% | -0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 6.19% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 5.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 5.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 5.73% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 6.18% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 6.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 6.66% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 7.03% | -2.1 pp |
| 2011 | 9.12% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 8.69% | +4.6 pp |
| 2008 | 4.11% | -2.5 pp |
| 1980 | 6.6% | -0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 7.18% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Algeria’s Education spending in 1980?
6.6% (1980). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Algeria’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1979 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +25.0% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 8.98%; 2023: 5.61%; 2022: 4.75%; 2021: 5.51%; 2020: 6.19%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.