Algeria
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Severe readiness constraints across dimensions
Algeria shows severely limited readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (38th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms.
- Global percentile
- 38th
- Global rank
- #111
- Regional rank
- #15
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Country profile
Algeria faces substantial readiness constraints across core dimensions. Its weakest results are in School Access and Gender Parity (5, 19th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. 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 38th percentile.
Places 111th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 15th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
Scores range from Human Capital (58.6) to Access & Parity (5.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Trails regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Composite GEFRI Score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | Israel | 74.74 |
| 33 | 2 | United Arab Emirates | 69.85 |
| 39 | 3 | Malta | 64.27 |
| 41 | 4 | Saudi Arabia | 63.88 |
| 53 | 5 | Qatar | 60.47 |
| 57 | 6 | Jordan | 58.77 |
| 62 | 7 | Bahrain | 58.20 |
| 64 | 8 | Oman | 57.74 |
| 79 | 9 | Morocco | 53.94 |
| 82 | 10 | Kuwait | 53.39 |
| 94 | 11 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 49.54 |
| 96 | 12 | Tunisia | 49.30 |
| 103 | 13 | West Bank and GazaFCS | 46.28 |
| 104 | 14 | Iran, Islamic Rep.FCS | 46.15 |
| 111 | 15 | Algeria | 40.96 |
| 116 | 16 | Djibouti | 39.22 |
| 122 | 17 | LebanonFCS | 36.21 |
| 129 | 18 | IraqFCS | 34.23 |
| 130 | 19 | LibyaFCS | 33.89 |
| 149 | 20 | Syrian Arab RepublicFCS | 27.35 |
| 152 | 21 | Yemen, Rep.FCS | 25.83 |