Tertiary education, academic staff in Tunisia
Tunisia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 47.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Tunisia, 1973–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Tunisia is 47.2%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Tunisia peaked at 47.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1981.
Tunisia ranks 72nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 11.5% | — |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | -24.6% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -22.7% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | +56.2% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | -19.8% |
| 1988 | 18.0% | +62.2% |
| 1989 | 18.9% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 25.6% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.7% | 11.5% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 8.9% | 18.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 24.0% | 29.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 31.8% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 45.6% | 47.2% | 3 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Tunisia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Tunisia was 47.2% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1981.
- How does Tunisia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Tunisia ranks 72nd out of 170 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.