Share of schools with access to electricity in Algeria
Algeria: Share of schools with access to electricity was 99.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to electricity in Algeria, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to electricity in Algeria is 99.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Algeria peaked at 99.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2013.
That places Algeria 80th out of 135 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.6% | — |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 99.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 99.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.6% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More energy & mining data for Algeria
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.2% (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Algeria?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Algeria was 99.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Algeria ranks 80th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).