Teachers in primary education, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Teachers in primary education, female was 45,568 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Tunisia, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 45,568 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Tunisia peaked at 45,568 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,597 number, in 1976.
That places Tunisia 66th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5,597 number | — |
| 1977 | 6,004 number | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 6,582 number | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 6,872 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 8,003 number | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 8,781 number | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 9,726 number | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 11,410 number | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 13,350 number | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 15,641 number | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 16,272 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 18,180 number | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 18,393 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 19,885 number | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 22,659 number | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 24,669 number | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 26,005 number | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 26,867 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 28,300 number | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 29,081 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 29,456 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 29,618 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 29,945 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 30,244 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 30,151 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30,284 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29,894 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 30,531 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 30,632 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31,062 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 31,289 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 32,431 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 33,141 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 33,509 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 33,448 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 34,972 number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 35,422 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 39,048 number | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 42,356 number | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 43,760 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 44,226 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 45,568 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,264 number | 5,597 number | 6,872 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 13,306 number | 8,003 number | 18,393 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 26,648 number | 19,885 number | 29,945 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,966 number | 29,894 number | 33,141 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,145 number | 33,448 number | 45,568 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 63 Greece 50,706 number compare
- 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 50,318 number compare
- 65 Afghanistan 48,362 number compare
- 67 Angola 45,210 number compare
- 68 Romania 44,159 number compare
- 69 Switzerland 43,010 number compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.42 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Tunisia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Tunisia was 45,568 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 45,568 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,597 number in 1976.
- How does Tunisia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Tunisia ranks 66th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.