Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 99.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Tunisia, 1820–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 99.5% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Tunisia peaked at 99.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1820.
Tunisia ranks 13th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 1940s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 15.2% | 11.8% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 41.9% | 33.3% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 62.6% | 59.1% | 65.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 80.2% | 67.8% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 88.1% | 94.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 95.0% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 97.4% | 97.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 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 gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Tunisia?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Tunisia was 99.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1820.
- How does Tunisia rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Tunisia ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.