School enrollment, primary, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: School enrollment, primary, female was 103.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Tunisia, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 103.5% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Tunisia peaked at 112.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1974.
That places Tunisia 65th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.7% | 71.0% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 96.5% | 83.0% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.6% | 105.1% | 112.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.4% | 101.1% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.1% | 103.0% | 106.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 103.4% | 103.2% | 103.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 84,596 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.82 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Tunisia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Tunisia was 103.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Tunisia ranks 65th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.