Secondary education, teachers in Tunisia
Tunisia: Secondary education, teachers was 56.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Tunisia, 1976–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Tunisia is 56.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Tunisia peaked at 56.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1978.
Tunisia ranks 114th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28.2% | — |
| 1977 | 28.6% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 25.4% | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 29.0% | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 28.5% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 28.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 29.6% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 30.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 32.0% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 25.4% | 29.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 28.5% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 31.8% | 40.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 39.2% | 45.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 50.8% | 53.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 55.4% | 56.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Tunisia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Tunisia was 56.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1978.
- How does Tunisia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Tunisia ranks 114th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.