Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8515 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8515
World rank
100th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.8515
in 2023
All-time low
0.3479
in 1980
Years of data
11
1975–2023
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tunisia, 1975–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.8515 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tunisia peaked at 0.8515 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3479, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 100th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3903 | — |
| 1980 | 0.3479 | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4166 | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7054 | +69.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7388 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.742 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7444 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8095 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8149 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8438 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8515 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3903 | 0.3903 | 0.3903 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3823 | 0.3479 | 0.4166 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7054 | 0.7054 | 0.7054 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7822 | 0.7388 | 0.8438 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8515 | 0.8515 | 0.8515 | 1 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.42 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tunisia?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Tunisia was 0.8515 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8515 in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3479 in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Tunisia ranks 100th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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