Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tunisia

Tunisia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 113.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
113.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 188 countries
All-time high
114.0%
in 2016
All-time low
99.5%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1995–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tunisia, 1995–2018

02550751001251995200620181995: 99.6 %1996: 99.5 %1997: 100 %1998: 103.4 %1999: 107.8 %2000: 110.2 %2001: 110 %2002: 110.6 %2003: 107.9 %2004: 109.4 %2005: 110.2 %2006: 109.9 %2007: 110 %2008: 109.7 %2009: 108.9 %2010: 108.8 %2011: 110 %2013: 110 %2014: 109.2 %2015: 110.7 %2016: 114 %2017: 112.8 %2018: 113 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 113.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tunisia peaked at 114.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 1996.

That places Tunisia 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Tunisia, 1995 to 2018.
Year % Change
1995 99.6%
1996 99.5% -0.1%
1997 100.0% +0.5%
1998 103.4% +3.5%
1999 107.8% +4.3%
2000 110.2% +2.1%
2001 110.0% -0.1%
2002 110.6% +0.5%
2003 107.9% -2.4%
2004 109.4% +1.4%
2005 110.2% +0.7%
2006 109.9% -0.2%
2007 110.0% +0.1%
2008 109.7% -0.3%
2009 108.9% -0.7%
2010 108.8% -0.2%
2011 110.0% +1.1%
2013 110.0% +0.0%
2014 109.2% -0.7%
2015 110.7% +1.3%
2016 114.0% +3.1%
2017 112.8% -1.1%
2018 113.0% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 102.1% 99.5% 107.8% 5
2000s 109.7% 107.9% 110.6% 10
2010s 111.1% 108.8% 114.0% 8

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 114.4% compare
  2. 12 Tonga 114.4% compare
  3. 13 Fiji 114.0% compare
  4. 15 Samoa 112.8% compare
  5. 16 Uruguay 112.8% compare
  6. 17 Peru 112.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tunisia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tunisia was 113.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 114.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 1996.
How does Tunisia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Tunisia ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.