Over-age students, primary, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Over-age students, primary, female was 3.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Tunisia, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 3.9% for over-age students, primary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Tunisia peaked at 21.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2016.
Tunisia ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.5% | — |
| 1975 | 16.9% | -21.7% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 15.6% | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 14.1% | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.7% | 16.9% | 21.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 4.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 105 Dominica 4.6% compare
- 106 South Africa 4.4% compare
- 107 Jamaica 4.4% compare
- 109 Brunei Darussalam 3.8% compare
- 110 Macau, China 3.7% compare
- 111 British Virgin Islands 3.6% compare
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 over-age students, primary, female in Tunisia?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Tunisia was 3.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2016.
- How does Tunisia rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Tunisia ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.