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Algeria

A candidate quota introduced in 2012 was replaced in 2021; representation of women in parliament fell sharply afterwards.

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Women in politics

How many women are elected in Algeria, and which rules — quotas, parity laws or party measures — shape that number. Figures come from IPU Parline.

Education

Whether girls in Algeria start school, finish school and choose what they study, read from UNESCO Institute for Statistics country data.

Work and money

Employment, the pay gap and unpaid care work in Algeria, from ILOSTAT and the World Bank Gender Data Portal.

Safety and rights

Legal protection and measured prevalence of violence against women in Algeria, from WHO estimates and the World Bank's Women, Business and the Law index.

Young Voices

Algeria is one of the 16 countries represented in the Global Youth Contributors Program. Contributors work together as one international team, not as country groups. Join the Program.

Women in Algeria: the indicators

Data & Sources

Statistics on this page come from reliable international organisations and official datasets. Each statistic includes its original year and source so readers can verify the information themselves.