The French government aimed at making Algeria an assimilated part of France, and this included substantial educational investments especially after 1900.
ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈeɪmd æt mˌeɪkɪŋ ældʒˈɪɹiə ɐn ɐsˈɪmᵻlˌeɪɾᵻd pˈɑːɹt ʌv fɹˈæns, ænd ðɪs ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd səbstˈænʃəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ɪnvˈɛstmənts ɪspˈɛʃəli ˈæftɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd.