Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia
Tunisia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.2 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia stood at 1.2 index. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia peaked at 1.2 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.473 index, in 1981.
That places Tunisia 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.473 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.4974 index | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5273 index | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5525 index | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5777 index | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6076 index | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6345 index | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6614 index | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6895 index | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 1.2 index | +73.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.2 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.2 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5801 index | 0.473 index | 0.6895 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.2 index | 1.2 index | 1.2 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia was 1.2 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.473 index in 1981.
- How does Tunisia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tunisia ranks 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.