School age population, secondary education, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: School age population, secondary education, female was 535,845 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
535,845 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
86th
of 205 countries
All-time high
735,733 number
in 2002
All-time low
406,097 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Tunisia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Tunisia is 535,845 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Tunisia peaked at 735,733 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 406,097 number, in 1970.
That places Tunisia 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 406,097 number | — |
| 1971 | 422,380 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 433,083 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 441,918 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 450,799 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 461,249 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 472,964 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 483,336 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 493,709 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 504,262 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 515,163 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 526,725 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 535,162 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 544,255 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 553,681 number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 562,552 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 570,236 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 576,169 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 581,500 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 587,542 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 595,925 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 607,416 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 622,333 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 639,027 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 655,966 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 671,649 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 685,757 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 698,946 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 710,283 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 719,985 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 728,395 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 734,744 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 735,733 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 731,756 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 723,489 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 711,456 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 696,100 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 677,510 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 658,191 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 639,055 number | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 620,537 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 602,637 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 587,209 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 573,081 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 560,299 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 549,581 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 541,535 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 535,212 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 532,751 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 533,342 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 535,845 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 456,980 number | 406,097 number | 504,262 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 555,298 number | 515,163 number | 587,542 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 660,729 number | 595,925 number | 719,985 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 703,643 number | 639,055 number | 735,733 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 563,618 number | 532,751 number | 620,537 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 535,845 number | 535,845 number | 535,845 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 83 Netherlands 581,310 number compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 567,289 number compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 549,818 number compare
- 87 Honduras 506,947 number compare
- 88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 503,301 number compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 475,877 number compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Tunisia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Tunisia was 535,845 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 735,733 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,097 number in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Tunisia ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.