Population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 915,256 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia stood at 915,256. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia peaked at 915,256 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 726,798, in 2012.
That places Tunisia 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 885,101 | — |
| 2003 | 864,863 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 842,250 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 820,029 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 800,417 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 783,005 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 766,888 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 752,485 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 740,276 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 731,393 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 726,798 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 726,901 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 732,491 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 741,675 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 755,763 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 773,907 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 793,367 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 814,096 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 840,300 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 863,462 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 885,168 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 902,561 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 912,927 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 915,256 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 814,380 | 752,485 | 885,101 | 8 |
| 2010s | 753,667 | 726,798 | 814,096 | 10 |
| 2020s | 886,612 | 840,300 | 915,256 | 6 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia was 915,256 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 915,256 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 726,798 in 2012.
- How does Tunisia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release