Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Tunisia
Tunisia: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 16.87 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Tunisia, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 16.87 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in 2018.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Tunisia peaked at 47.47 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 15.8, in 2015.
Tunisia ranks 120th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.64 | 39.24 | 47.47 | 7 |
| 1980s | 34.8 | 30.16 | 39.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.82 | 23.86 | 29.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.15 | 16.98 | 23.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.78 | 15.8 | 17.43 | 9 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 84,596 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.3% (2023)
- Labor force, total 4.27 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 30.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Tunisia?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Tunisia was 16.87 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.47 in 1971.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Tunisia ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.