Case Study III: Ibn Khaldun University Gender Survey in Tiaret

Abstract

Within the rural Algerian context, most literate women now acquire literacy well beyond initial alphabetization. However, as was demonstrated in the previous chapters, this was not always the norm. Until the 1990’s the majority of female education, especially for girls living in rural and remote areas, ended with a grade school or, at most, a middle school certificate. Currently in the Haut Plateau, there is an upward trend of women attending local universities and subsequently entering the work force.