Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 104,917 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tunisia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tunisia is 104,917 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tunisia peaked at 110,715 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 80,739 number, in 1970.
Tunisia ranks 83rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80,739 number | — |
| 1971 | 82,253 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 83,210 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 83,604 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 83,682 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 83,717 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 84,078 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 84,974 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 85,977 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 87,116 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 88,387 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 89,746 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 91,398 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 93,668 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 96,217 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 98,690 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 100,664 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 102,614 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 104,255 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 105,614 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 106,781 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 107,830 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 109,007 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 110,048 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 110,710 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 110,715 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 109,823 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 108,508 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 106,033 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 102,804 number | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 99,221 number | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 95,826 number | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 92,994 number | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 90,403 number | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 88,072 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 86,019 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 84,188 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 82,820 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 82,077 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 81,822 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 81,926 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82,225 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 83,146 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 84,446 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 86,099 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 88,161 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 90,621 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 93,571 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 97,340 number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 101,338 number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 104,917 number | +3.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 104,917 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 104,917 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83,935 number | 80,739 number | 87,116 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 97,125 number | 88,387 number | 105,614 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 108,226 number | 102,804 number | 110,715 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,344 number | 81,822 number | 99,221 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,887 number | 81,926 number | 101,338 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,917 number | 104,917 number | 104,917 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 80 Togo 112,866 number compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 108,794 number compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 107,532 number compare
- 84 Honduras 100,539 number compare
- 85 Romania 99,619 number compare
- 86 Dominican Republic 98,479 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tunisia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tunisia was 104,917 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 110,715 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,739 number in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Tunisia ranks 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.