Population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia

Tunisia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 750,766 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
750,766 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
83rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
874,898 number
in 2002
All-time low
693,158 number
in 2013
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia, 2002–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2002201020192002: 874.9k number2003: 850.8k number2004: 825.9k number2005: 801.9k number2006: 779.7k number2007: 758.9k number2008: 741.0k number2009: 725.9k number2010: 713.3k number2011: 702.8k number2012: 696.5k number2013: 693.2k number2014: 693.2k number2015: 697.0k number2016: 704.4k number2017: 714.3k number2018: 730.0k number2019: 750.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 750,766 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia peaked at 874,898 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 693,158 number, in 2013.

Tunisia ranks 83rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Tunisia, 2002 to 2019.
Year number Change
2002 874,898 number —
2003 850,829 number -2.8%
2004 825,924 number -2.9%
2005 801,894 number -2.9%
2006 779,663 number -2.8%
2007 758,870 number -2.7%
2008 741,014 number -2.4%
2009 725,944 number -2.0%
2010 713,267 number -1.7%
2011 702,797 number -1.5%
2012 696,472 number -0.9%
2013 693,158 number -0.5%
2014 693,226 number +0.0%
2015 696,970 number +0.5%
2016 704,427 number +1.1%
2017 714,329 number +1.4%
2018 730,028 number +2.2%
2019 750,766 number +2.8%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 750,766 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.20 million number, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 750,766 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.10 million number, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 794,880 number 725,944 number 874,898 number 8
2010s 709,544 number 693,158 number 750,766 number 10

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 80 El Salvador 848,176 number compare
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  3. 82 Belgium 768,247 number compare
  4. 84 Haiti 721,936 number compare
  5. 85 Azerbaijan 680,830 number compare
  6. 86 Laos 667,786 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Tunisia was 750,766 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 874,898 number in 2002.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 693,158 number in 2013.
How does Tunisia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Tunisia ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.