School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tunisia is 1.07 GPI, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tunisia peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.594 GPI, in 1971.
That places Tunisia 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.594 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5957 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6003 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6027 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6116 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6353 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6464 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6554 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6733 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6828 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7017 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7226 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7361 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7571 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7755 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.789 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8004 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8091 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8246 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8385 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.854 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8724 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8889 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9084 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9214 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9358 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9477 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9771 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.998 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPI | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6239 GPI | 0.594 GPI | 0.6733 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7599 GPI | 0.6828 GPI | 0.8246 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9049 GPI | 0.8385 GPI | 0.9771 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 0.998 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 3 Bangladesh 1.11 GPI compare
- 4 French Polynesia 1.09 GPI compare
- 5 Kiribati 1.07 GPI compare
- 7 Palestine 1.07 GPI compare
- 8 Mauritania 1.06 GPI compare
- 9 Belgium 1.06 GPI compare
More education data for Tunisia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tunisia was 1.07 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.594 GPI in 1971.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Tunisia ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.