Repeaters, primary, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Repeaters, primary, female was 8.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, female in Tunisia, 1973–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters, primary, female in Tunisia is 8.1%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Tunisia peaked at 22.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Tunisia 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 16.4% | — |
| 1976 | 18.1% | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 22.5% | +24.2% |
| 1978 | 20.1% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 20.6% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 20.9% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 18.2% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -34.8% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +37127.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 16.4% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 18.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 14.6% | 19.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Tunisia?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Tunisia was 8.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Tunisia ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.