Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 58.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Tunisia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 58.5% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Tunisia peaked at 58.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2001.
That places Tunisia 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.0% | — |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 46.0% | 54.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 54.9% | 58.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Tunisia?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Tunisia was 58.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2001.
- How does Tunisia rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Tunisia ranks 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.