Algeria Education Spending
Government expenditure on education as % of GDP SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Algeria's education spending was 4.98% in 2025, ranked 54th globally. This represents a 11.3% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1979–2025.
Overview
Algeria's education spending stood at 4.98% in 2025, a decline of +0.63% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 4.98% by 2025. Algeria ranked 54th globally.
Algeria’s public expenditure on education has fallen markedly since the early 2000s, declining from a 1979 level of 7.18 percent of GDP to an all‑time trough of 4.11 percent in 2008 before a brief recovery that peaked at 9.12 percent in 2011. By 2025 the share had slipped to 4.98 percent, ranking 54th globally and placing Algeria just above Saudi Arabia’s 4.94 percent and slightly below the European Union’s 4.87 percent. The post‑peak contraction reflects a combination of slower economic growth, fiscal pressures from volatile oil revenues, and competing budgetary priorities, while the modest rebound in the early 2010s coincided with a period of higher oil prices and expanded public investment. Over the next decade, sustained improvements in fiscal capacity or a strategic reallocation toward human capital could reverse the downward trajectory, but without such shifts the share of GDP devoted to education is likely to remain near the current low‑single‑digit level.
Data & projection
| Year | Education Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 4.84% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 4.98% | - | - |
| 2025 | 4.98% | −0.63% | #54 |
| 2023 | 5.61% | +0.86% | #101 |
| 2022 | 4.75% | −0.76% | #110 |
| 2021 | 5.51% | −0.68% | #132 |
| 2020 | 6.19% | +0.62% | #145 |
| 2019 | 5.58% | −0.24% | #137 |
| 2018 | 5.81% | +0.08% | #144 |
| 2017 | 5.73% | −0.77% | #146 |
| 2016 | 6.50% | +0.33% | #146 |
| 2015 | 6.18% | −0.37% | #142 |
| 2014 | 6.55% | −0.11% | #143 |
| 2013 | 6.66% | −0.37% | #138 |
| 2012 | 7.03% | −2.10% | #136 |
| 2011 | 9.12% | +0.43% | #140 |
| 2010 | 8.69% | +4.58% | #134 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Algeria matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2023. Historically, 71% of countries showing this pattern (546 out of 768) saw education spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Algeria's education spending was 4.98% in 2025. Ranked 54th globally. This represents a 11.3% decrease from the previous year.
Algeria's education spending peaked at 9.12% in 2011.
The lowest education spending in Algeria was 4.11% in 2008.
Algeria ranks 54th globally in education spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Algeria's education spending is projected to reach 4.98% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The education spending of Algeria in 2025 was 4.98%. This ranks 54th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_algeria_education-spending-gdp,
title = {Algeria Education Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/algeria/education-spending-gdp/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}