School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 81,218 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
81,218 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
87th
of 204 countries
All-time high
106,312 number
in 1999
All-time low
65,924 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia is 81,218 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia peaked at 106,312 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 65,924 number, in 1970.
Tunisia ranks 87th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65,924 number | — |
| 1971 | 68,166 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 70,318 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 72,137 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 73,859 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 75,361 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 76,275 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 76,713 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 77,481 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 78,582 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 79,835 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 81,050 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 81,696 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 82,574 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 83,468 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 84,524 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 86,091 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 87,966 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 89,887 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 91,978 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 94,184 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 96,202 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 97,838 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 99,662 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 101,491 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 103,095 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 104,330 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 105,375 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 105,968 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 106,312 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 105,882 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 103,942 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 100,700 number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 97,509 number | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 94,229 number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 91,027 number | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 88,309 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 85,977 number | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 83,670 number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 81,438 number | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 79,458 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 77,896 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 76,930 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 76,170 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 75,647 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 75,537 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75,981 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 76,785 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 77,983 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79,288 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 81,218 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73,482 number | 65,924 number | 78,582 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,907 number | 79,835 number | 91,978 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,446 number | 94,184 number | 106,312 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,268 number | 81,438 number | 105,882 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,168 number | 75,537 number | 79,458 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,218 number | 81,218 number | 81,218 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 84 Papua New Guinea 96,399 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 94,184 number compare
- 86 Netherlands 90,720 number compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75,379 number compare
- 89 Israel 71,528 number compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 68,872 number compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia was 81,218 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 106,312 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,924 number in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Tunisia ranks 87th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.