Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 54.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Tunisia, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Tunisia is 54.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Tunisia peaked at 54.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2000.
Tunisia ranks 95th of 153 countries on this measure, 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 upper secondary education who are female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.6% | — |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 33.2% | 44.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 51.5% | 54.8% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Tunisia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Tunisia was 54.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Tunisia ranks 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release