Girls in primary school in Tunisia

Girls in primary school in Tunisia: 0% in 1820 and 98.6% in 2009, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2009: 98.6%
Since 1820: +98.6 percentage points
World, 2009: 87.9%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 100% in 2005, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Tunisia	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	98.6	87.9
2008	97.2	87.6
2007	97.2	87.2
2006	98.6	86
2005	100	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	97.4	81
2000	95	80.7
1999	93	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	92.9	78.1
1996	93.4	77.9
1995	94	78
1994	93.1	78.3
1993	92.6	78
1992	91.2	77.7
1991	90.3	77.8
1990	88.9	77.3
1989	88.9	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	84.7	74
1980	73	75.8
1975	62.6	72.9
1970	62	69
1965	50.4	66
1960	33.3	63.1
1955	18.7	57.4
1950	11.8	51.4
1945	8.9	43.5
1940	6.6	40
1935	4.9	38.2
1930	3.6	36.4
1925	2.6	33
1920	1.9	30.5
1915	1.4	29.2
1910	1	28.1
1905	0.7	25.1
1900	0.5	23.3
1895	0.4	21.8
1890	0.3	20
1885	0.2	19
1880	0.2	17.2
1875	0.1	15.7
1870	0.1	13.2
1865	0.1	10.6
1860	0	9.3
1855	0	8
1850	0	6.8
1845	0	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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