Tunisia: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Tunisia's primary education, teachers (% female) rose 2.07 percentage points on 2022 (from 69.83% to 71.91%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2022), the average change was +0.8 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.51 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.33 percentage points in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.2 percentage points in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.39 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 75.15% for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1.49%, against 3.04% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Tunisia had the 25th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tunisia in the 2023 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 22nd of 37: 77.36%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 23rd of 37: 76.56%
• Greece — 24th of 37: 75.64%
• Mexico — 26th of 37: 70.3%
• Eswatini — 27th of 37: 69.83%
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 28th of 37: 67.31%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 46 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 41.64% (2023)
• Algeria — 70.12% (2025)
• Bahrain — 77.12% (2024)
• Djibouti — 37.39% (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 66.17% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 76.56% (2023)
• Israel — 86.15% (2024)
• Jordan — 79.86% (2024)
• Kuwait — 90.44% (2021)
• Lebanon — 90.02% (2024)
• Malta

More education data for Tunisia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.45 (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 38.12% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 49.4% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 27.38% (2023)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.34 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Tunisia's primary education, teachers (% female)?

71.91% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is up 47.91 percentage points from 24% in 1976. The highest value was 71.91% in 2023 and the lowest 24% in 1976.

How does Tunisia rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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