​Central

• At national level, the body responsible for setting education guidelines is the Ministry of Education and Higher Research.
• National education remains primarily governed by Order No 76-35 of 16 April 1976[1], supplemented and amended by a number of other texts and principles provided for under the Algerian constitution, including compulsory schooling.
• Responsibilities include:
  Information systems and universities
  University exchange
  Legal studies
  Student services
  
  
  [1] Order No 76-35 of 16 April 1976 on the organisation of education and training, Algerian Official Journal, No 33 of 23 April 1976, p. 428.

Regional

• Under national rules and in application of the system of school and training catchment areas, the province ensures the construction of establishments for secondary and technical education and vocational training.
• It also ensures the maintenance and upkeep of these buildings.
• Set up, operate and maintain secondary education establishments.

Local

• Under national standards and the system of school catchment areas, the construction of establishments for basic education comes under the remit of the municipality which must take any steps to promote school transport.
• It also undertakes any measures to facilitate and promote pre-school education.
• Set up and maintain basic education establishments.

Responsible ministries/bodies Ministry of Education and Higher Research (FR)

Sources: 

Algeria's country profile drawn up by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralisation (GOLD)

Ministry of Education and Higher Research (FR)