School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tunisia
Tunisia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 95,476 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95,476
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
86th
of 222 countries
All-time high
108,068
in 1992
All-time low
79,259
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tunisia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 95,476 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tunisia peaked at 108,068 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 79,259, in 1970.
Tunisia ranks 86th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79,259 | — |
| 1971 | 81,185 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 83,288 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 84,068 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 84,599 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 85,044 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 85,613 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 87,066 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 88,864 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 90,365 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 91,747 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 93,216 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 94,440 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 95,062 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 96,192 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 99,305 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 101,766 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 101,093 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 99,271 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 97,714 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 105,559 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 107,501 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 108,068 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 105,276 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 101,820 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 100,621 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 99,662 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 98,506 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 96,767 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 93,443 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 91,590 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 88,880 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 86,069 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 83,531 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 81,414 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 80,268 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 79,750 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 79,379 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 79,343 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 79,795 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79,996 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81,474 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 83,508 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 86,609 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 90,645 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 94,755 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 97,693 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 98,718 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 100,887 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 107,456 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 105,308 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 105,324 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 104,116 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 100,910 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 97,454 | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 95,476 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84,935 | 79,259 | 90,365 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,981 | 91,747 | 101,766 | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,722 | 93,443 | 108,068 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,002 | 79,343 | 91,590 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,174 | 79,996 | 107,456 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,431 | 95,476 | 105,324 | 6 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 509,188 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,813 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.29 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 305,918 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,764 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,362 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tunisia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tunisia was 95,476 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 108,068 in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,259 in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Tunisia ranks 86th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release