Algeria

Country in Africa

In brief

Public spending on education, share of GDP: 9% (2024). World rank 5 of 184; in Africa, 2 of 46. HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% (2024). World rank 1 of 153 (1 = best); in Africa, 1 of 50. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Africa, 1 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: primary school enrolment 110% → 105%. Worse than all its neighbours (Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, and Morocco): diabetes prevalence.

Education

Adult literacy: 75.1% 2008
Primary school enrolment: 105% 2025
Secondary school enrolment: 105% 2024
Higher education enrolment: 54.4% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP: 9% 2024

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP: 4.4% 2023
Health spending per person: $233 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total: 45% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people: 1.7 2022
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people: 2.5 2022
Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 1.6 2017
Children vaccinated against measles: 94% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 19.5 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births: 21.6 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 62 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79: 17.5% 2024
Overweight adults: 57.6% 2022
Adults who use tobacco: 22.4% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water: 92.4% 2024
Access to basic sanitation: 85.9% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% 2024