Gender Development Index (GDI) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.928 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.928
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
131st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.934
in 2019
All-time low
0.805
in 1994
Years of data
29
1994–2022
Gender Development Index in Tunisia, 1994–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, gender development index in Tunisia stood at 0.928.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Tunisia peaked at 0.934 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.805, in 1994.
Tunisia ranks 131st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.805 | — |
| 1995 | 0.813 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.82 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.825 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.835 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.841 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.847 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.85 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.854 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.863 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.869 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.871 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.88 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.883 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.886 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.889 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.897 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.895 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.899 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.904 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.901 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.913 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.92 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.921 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.923 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.934 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.93 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.928 | -0.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.928 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.928 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8232 | 0.805 | 0.841 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8692 | 0.847 | 0.889 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9107 | 0.895 | 0.934 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9307 | 0.928 | 0.934 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 128 Zambia 0.93 compare
- 129 Haiti 0.929 compare
- 129 Mozambique 0.929 compare
- 131 Lebanon 0.928 compare
- 131 Saudi Arabia 0.928 compare
- 134 Papua New Guinea 0.927 compare
More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,039 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,039 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Tunisia?
- Gender development index in Tunisia was 0.928 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.934 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.805 in 1994.
- How does Tunisia rank for gender development index?
- Tunisia ranks 131st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.