In the 2019/2020 school year, around 4.67 million pupils attended primary school in Algeria. Primary school consists of a five-year cycle of education and precedes middle school. Children are eligible to enroll at the age of six and they are provided with elementary education. From 2015/2016 to 2019/2020, the total number of pupils in Algeria increased by approximately 587,000. In the same period, boys in primary education were more numerous than girls.
Number of pupils in primary schools in Algeria from 2015 to 2020, by gender
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Female
Male
2019/2020
2,238
2,432
2018/2019
2,159
2,354
2017/2018
2,089
2,285
2016/2017
2,016
2,215
2015/2016
1,947
2,135
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000
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