Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.05 GPIA
World rank
26th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6004 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
39
1971–2016
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.05 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6004 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Tunisia 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6044 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6004 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6031 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6034 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6124 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6334 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6445 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6572 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6806 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6966 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7213 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7497 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7718 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8003 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8196 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.832 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8425 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.849 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8628 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8766 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8879 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8993 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9102 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9246 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.933 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9443 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.956 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9851 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6266 GPIA | 0.6004 GPIA | 0.6806 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7946 GPIA | 0.6966 GPIA | 0.8628 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9241 GPIA | 0.8766 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia was 1.05 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6004 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Tunisia ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release