Primary completion rate, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Primary completion rate, female was 96.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Tunisia, 1973–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Tunisia is 96.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Tunisia peaked at 101.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1973.
Tunisia ranks 82nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 43.0% | — |
| 1976 | 47.6% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 49.7% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 51.1% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 44.1% | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 46.5% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 63.5% | +36.4% |
| 1982 | 51.4% | -19.0% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 58.5% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 62.2% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 67.6% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 73.5% | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 67.4% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 76.8% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 85.9% | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 83.2% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 87.8% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 101.7% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 100.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.1% | 43.0% | 51.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 46.5% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 67.4% | 87.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 87.9% | 101.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.0% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.2% | 98.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Tunisia?
- Primary completion rate, female in Tunisia was 96.2% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1973.
- How does Tunisia rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Tunisia ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.