Tunisia vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Tunisia
71.9%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
63.9%
in 2024
Tunisia rank
132nd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
134th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Tunisia
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 71.9% against 63.9% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Tunisia ranks 132nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 134th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 41.5% | 16.0% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 46.2% | 10.2% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 49.2% | 1.9% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 52.1% | 0.4% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 58.4% | 1.1% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 63.6% | 5.7% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Tunisia or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Tunisia, at 71.9% against 63.9% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Tunisia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 8.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Tunisia and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Tunisia ranks 132nd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 134th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release