Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Tunisia
Tunisia: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 0.9981 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Tunisia, 1976–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Tunisia is 0.9981 GPI, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Tunisia peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9313 GPI, in 1979.
Tunisia ranks 119th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.935 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 0.9558 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9584 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9313 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9659 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9641 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9507 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9684 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9591 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9527 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9641 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9714 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9771 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.991 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9924 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9965 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9991 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9956 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9987 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9655 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9858 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPI | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9981 GPI | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9451 GPI | 0.9313 GPI | 0.9584 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9621 GPI | 0.9507 GPI | 0.9714 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9967 GPI | 0.9771 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9956 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9655 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,346 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Tunisia?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Tunisia was 0.9981 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9313 GPI in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Tunisia ranks 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. 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.