Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tunisia
Tunisia: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tunisia, 1984–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tunisia peaked at 1 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.73 GPI, in 1984.
That places Tunisia 24th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.73 GPI | — |
| 2004 | 0.96 GPI | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.97 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.73 GPI | 0.73 GPI | 0.73 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9667 GPI | 0.96 GPI | 0.97 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.985 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 0.99 GPI | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tunisia?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Tunisia was 1 GPI in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 GPI in 1984.
- How does Tunisia rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Tunisia ranks 24th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.