What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Netherlands and Tunisia?

9,459 number, with Tunisia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Tunisia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Tunisia: School age population, primary education, female

Netherlands

531,516 number

in 2020

Tunisia

540,975 number

in 2020

Netherlands rank

85th

Tunisia rank

84th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Netherlands
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 540,975 number against 531,516 number in Netherlands, a difference of 9,459 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 85th and Tunisia ranks 84th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	710,185 number	465,019 number	245,166 number	Netherlands
1980s	582,420 number	533,839 number	48,581 number	Netherlands
1990s	540,908 number	615,356 number	74,448 number	Tunisia
2000s	582,009 number	523,664 number	58,346 number	Netherlands
2010s	568,355 number	475,676 number	92,679 number	Netherlands
2020s	531,516 number	540,975 number	9,459 number	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Netherlands or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 540,975 number against 531,516 number in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Netherlands and Tunisia?: 9,459 number, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Tunisia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Tunisia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Netherlands ranks 85th and Tunisia ranks 84th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.