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

Latest (2020)
104,917 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
83rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
110,715 number
in 1995
All-time low
80,739 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tunisia, 1970–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Tunisia, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 80 Togo 112,866 number compare
  2. 81 Papua New Guinea 108,794 number compare
  3. 82 Sierra Leone 107,532 number compare
  4. 84 Honduras 100,539 number compare
  5. 85 Romania 99,619 number compare
  6. 86 Dominican Republic 98,479 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.