country profile

Algeria

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanUpper middle income47.44M population

Last updated August 26, 2026

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Emerging readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Human Capital is strongest, but Governance and Access & Parity remain constraints

Algeria demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (40th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.

54.87Composite score
Global percentile
40th
Global rank
#108
Regional rank
#14
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
72.58
44th percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Advanced readiness
Human Capital
83.37
81st percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Emerging readiness
Innovation
54.19
64th percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Severely underprepared
Governance
34.72
32nd percentileGlobal avg. 47.07
Critically unprepared
Access & Parity
29.49
32nd percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

Country profile

Algeria remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress. Adult literacy gaps reduce the diffusion of knowledge needed for future-ready skills.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

GEFRI Composite presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, School Access and Gender Parity lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.

Key insights

Falls below many peers at the 40th percentile.

Places 108th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 14th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

Scores range from Human Capital (83.4) to Access & Parity (29.5), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
191Israel84.75
322United Arab Emirates80.68
393Saudi Arabia76.67
424Malta75.34
465Qatar72.99
536Bahrain71.18
627Oman69.09
728Kuwait68.04
769Morocco66.91
7710Jordan66.65
8211Tunisia64.69
9012Egypt, Arab Rep.60.85
10613Iran, Islamic Rep.FCS56.11
10814Algeria54.87
11015West Bank and GazaFCS53.03
11916Djibouti46.86
12217IraqFCS44.97
12618LebanonFCS43.40
13119LibyaFCS42.27
14820Syrian Arab RepublicFCS34.76
16321Yemen, Rep.FCS28.79