Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 71.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tunisia, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 71.9% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Tunisia peaked at 71.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1976.
That places Tunisia 132nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 24.0% | 26.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 29.2% | 41.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 42.9% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 49.7% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 55.7% | 64.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 67.1% | 71.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 84,596 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.82 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Tunisia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tunisia was 71.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1976.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Tunisia ranks 132nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.