Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 99.54 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tunisia, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tunisia is 99.54, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tunisia peaked at 99.87 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places Tunisia 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0.01 | — |
| 1835 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1850 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1860 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1865 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 1870 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1875 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1880 | 0.15 | +36.4% |
| 1885 | 0.21 | +40.0% |
| 1890 | 0.28 | +33.3% |
| 1895 | 0.39 | +39.3% |
| 1900 | 0.54 | +38.5% |
| 1905 | 0.74 | +37.0% |
| 1910 | 1.02 | +37.8% |
| 1915 | 1.4 | +37.3% |
| 1920 | 1.91 | +36.4% |
| 1925 | 2.62 | +37.2% |
| 1930 | 3.58 | +36.6% |
| 1935 | 4.86 | +35.8% |
| 1940 | 6.58 | +35.4% |
| 1945 | 8.85 | +34.5% |
| 1950 | 11.81 | +33.4% |
| 1955 | 18.68 | +58.2% |
| 1960 | 33.33 | +78.4% |
| 1965 | 50.38 | +51.2% |
| 1970 | 62 | +23.1% |
| 1971 | 65.11 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 63.62 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 62.13 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 60.63 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 59.14 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 60.05 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 60.95 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 61.85 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 64.84 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 67.82 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 71 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 74.73 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 78.7 | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 82.58 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 83.65 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 84.92 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 85.73 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 85.89 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 87.25 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 88.12 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 89.49 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 89.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 91 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 91.61 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 93.04 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 93.01 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 93.35 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 93.84 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 94.33 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 95.01 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 96.21 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 98.8 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 99.56 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 99.87 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.79 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 97.69 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.2 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 96.08 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.4 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.38 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.57 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.25 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 99.26 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.21 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.54 | +0.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 99.54 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 99.54 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.16, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1845 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 1960 | +78.4% | 18.68 | 33.33 |
| 1955 | +58.2% | 11.81 | 18.68 |
| 1965 | +51.2% | 33.33 | 50.38 |
| 1855 | +50.0% | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1865 | +50.0% | 0.04 | 0.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.015 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.095 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.335 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.74 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.21 | 1.02 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.27 | 1.91 | 2.62 | 2 |
| 1930s | 4.22 | 3.58 | 4.86 | 2 |
| 1940s | 7.71 | 6.58 | 8.85 | 2 |
| 1950s | 15.25 | 11.81 | 18.68 | 2 |
| 1960s | 41.86 | 33.33 | 50.38 | 2 |
| 1970s | 62.03 | 59.14 | 65.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.23 | 67.82 | 87.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.76 | 88.12 | 94.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.36 | 95.01 | 99.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.48 | 97.38 | 97.57 | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.32 | 99.21 | 99.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.91 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tunisia?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Tunisia was 99.54 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.87 in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Tunisia rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Tunisia ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.