Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Tunisia
Tunisia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 13.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Tunisia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Tunisia is 13.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Tunisia peaked at 52.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2010.
That places Tunisia 91st 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.9% | — |
| 1965 | 26.8% | +41.8% |
| 1970 | 36.4% | +35.5% |
| 1975 | 52.0% | +43.1% |
| 1980 | 50.7% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 39.2% | -22.7% |
| 1990 | 38.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -26.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.9% | 18.9% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.2% | 36.4% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.0% | 39.2% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 38.7% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 17.3% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Tunisia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Tunisia was 13.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2010.
- How does Tunisia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Tunisia ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. 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 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)