Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Tunisia
Tunisia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 11.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Tunisia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 11.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Tunisia peaked at 46.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2010.
That places Tunisia 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.9% | — |
| 1965 | 21.5% | +44.3% |
| 1970 | 31.5% | +46.2% |
| 1975 | 45.1% | +43.2% |
| 1980 | 46.6% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -35.0% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -47.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.2% | 14.9% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 38.3% | 31.5% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.2% | 35.8% | 46.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 36.9% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 14.0% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,346 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Tunisia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Tunisia was 11.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2010.
- How does Tunisia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Tunisia ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)