Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 20.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tunisia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tunisia stood at 20.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tunisia peaked at 86.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2010.
Tunisia ranks 38th of 144 countries on this measure, 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+ with no education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.4% | — |
| 1965 | 81.4% | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 74.8% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 64.8% | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 44.8% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.9% | 81.4% | 86.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 69.8% | 64.8% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.7% | 51.6% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 37.8% | 44.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 25.3% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tunisia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Tunisia was 20.9% 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+ with no education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2010.
- How does Tunisia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Tunisia ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education