Share of population with no formal education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of population with no formal education was 9.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Tunisia, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population with no formal education in Tunisia is 9.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Tunisia peaked at 99.9% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 31st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 99.9% | — |
| 1875 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 96.0% | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 94.2% | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 92.9% | -1.4% |
| 1945 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 90.0% | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 85.8% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 80.4% | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 73.3% | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 62.8% | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 51.2% | -18.5% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1880s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1900s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 98.2% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 1920s | 96.9% | 96.8% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 95.1% | 94.2% | 96.0% | 2 |
| 1940s | 92.2% | 91.4% | 92.9% | 2 |
| 1950s | 89.0% | 88.0% | 90.0% | 2 |
| 1960s | 83.1% | 80.4% | 85.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.0% | 62.8% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 48.8% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 32.8% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.0% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 642,334 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0526 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 695,193 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.057 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.88 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Tunisia?
- Share of population with no formal education in Tunisia was 9.4% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Tunisia ranks 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.