Number of primary school pupils in Algeria 2018/2019, by school grade
In the school year 2018/2019, around 4.5 million pupils attended primary school in Algeria. The second grade had the largest number of pupils, exceeding 963 thousand. Furthermore, in Algeria, primary education consists of a five-year cycle and precedes middle school. Children are eligible to enroll at the age of six where they are provided with elementary education.