Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tunisia
Tunisia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 18.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tunisia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tunisia is 18.3%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tunisia peaked at 18.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1960.
That places Tunisia 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1% | — |
| 1965 | 4.4% | +40.5% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | +43.9% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | +55.3% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | +44.1% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 6.3% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 15.7% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Tunisia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Tunisia was 18.3% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1960.
- How does Tunisia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Tunisia ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary