How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and World?

6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1985.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tunisia vs World: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Tunisia

23.9%

in 1985

World

11.2%

in 2019

Tunisia rank

13th

World rank

15th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Tunisia
World

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 23.9% against 11.2% in World, a difference of 12.7%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tunisia ahead.

Tunisia ranks 13th and World ranks 15th of 148 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tunisia	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	40.5%	28.8%	11.7%	Tunisia
1980s	29.6%	26.6%	3.0%	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Tunisia or World?: Tunisia, at 23.9% against 11.2% in World as of 1985.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Tunisia and World?: 12.7%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and World?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1985.
How do Tunisia and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Tunisia ranks 13th and World ranks 15th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/