Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.83 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Tunisia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Tunisia is 1.83 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Tunisia peaked at 7.17 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.8 live births per woman, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 125th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.62 live births per woman | 7.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.92 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.48 live births per woman | 3.57 live births per woman | 5.03 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 3.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 4 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 84,596 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.82 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Tunisia?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Tunisia was 1.83 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 live births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 live births per woman in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Tunisia ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.