Tunisia: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

Key figures

Since 1988 it is down 47.34% from 28.94 in 1988 (2.26% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2016, Tunisia had the 8th highest value of the 14 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 2016 ranking

• Naoero — 4th of 14: 22.5
• Honduras — 5th of 14: 19.34
• Lesotho — 6th of 14: 18.46
• Croatia — 8th of 14: 12.94
• Hungary — 9th of 14: 11.8
• Dominica — 10th of 14: 11.27

What this measures

Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

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

All 11 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 14.4 (2018)
• Djibouti — 14.4 (2018)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 26.04 (2018)
• Jordan — 17.56 (2018)
• Kuwait — 8.33 (2018)
• Lebanon — 15.62 (2017)
• Malta — 11.79 (2017)
• Oman — 20.77 (2018)
• Qatar — 14.83 (2018)
• Saudi Arabia — 15.04 (2018)
• United Arab Emirates — 29.27 (2016)

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 pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?

15.24 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1988?

It is down 47.34% from 28.94 in 1988 (2.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 28.94 in 1988 and the lowest 15.24 in 2016.

How does Tunisia rank?

8th highest of 14 economies with data for 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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