Kenya vs Tunisia: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Kenya
99.6%
in 2023
Tunisia
99.5%
in 2023
Kenya rank
12th
Tunisia rank
13th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Kenya
- Tunisia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 99.6% against 99.5% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and Tunisia ranks 13th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 16 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kenya |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1910s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 1920s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 1930s | 7.3% | 4.2% | 3.1% | Kenya |
| 1940s | 12.8% | 7.7% | 5.1% | Kenya |
| 1950s | 18.9% | 15.2% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 30.4% | 41.9% | 11.5% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 61.2% | 60.6% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 84.0% | 67.8% | 16.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 94.3% | 31.4% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 97.4% | 15.5% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 99.3% | 21.5% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Kenya or Tunisia?
- Kenya, at 99.6% against 99.5% in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Kenya and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tunisia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Tunisia rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Tunisia ranks 13th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.