Tunisia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.98 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.61% from 1 in 2011 (0.16% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.98 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 1 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 1 | 2011 |
| Highest | 1 | 2012 |
| Lowest | 0.65 | 1974 |
| Average since 2012 | 1 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 0.66 | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Tunisia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.0023 on 2020 (from 0.98 to 0.98).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2020), the average change was +0.00488 and a typical year strayed about 0.00563 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.03 in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.0069 in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.00238 a year. A straight line explains 84% 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.
How it compares
In 2021, Tunisia had the 39th highest value of the 64 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 0.98 | 2021 |
| World | 0.98 | 2020 |
| Lower middle income | 0.99 | 2020 |
Closest to Tunisia in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 50 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.9823 |
| 2020 | 0.9846 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 0.9914 |
| 2017 | 0.9958 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0.9985 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 |
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 0.67 (2019)
- Algeria — 0.97 (2020)
- Bahrain — 0.99 (2019)
- Djibouti — 0.92 (2021)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.01 (2019)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.06 (2020)
- Israel — 1.01 (2020)
- Jordan — 0.99 (2021)
- Kuwait — 1.15 (2021)
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tunisia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 0.98 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 48.66% from 0.66 in 1971 (0.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1 in 2012 and the lowest 0.65 in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank?
- 39th highest of 64 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Tunisia?
- In 2021, Tunisia's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.0023 on 2020 (from 0.98 to 0.98). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2020), the average change was +0.00488 and a typical year strayed about 0.00563 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.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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