Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 21,868 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Tunisia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Tunisia stood at 21,868 number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Tunisia peaked at 21,868 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,371 number, in 1999.
That places Tunisia 49th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12,371 number | — |
| 2000 | 12,454 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 12,450 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,954 number | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 15,238 number | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 17,071 number | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 21,180 number | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 21,156 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 21,637 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 21,868 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,371 number | 12,371 number | 12,371 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 15,224 number | 12,450 number | 21,180 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 21,554 number | 21,156 number | 21,868 number | 3 |
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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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Tunisia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Tunisia was 21,868 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,868 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,371 number in 1999.
- How does Tunisia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Tunisia ranks 49th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.