Education in Béja, Tunisia: official figures

22.9% of people aged 10 and over in Béja could not read or write at the 2024 census, 7th highest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 17.3%).

Are women in Béja more often illiterate than men?

Illiteracy in Béja was 30.1% among women and 15.6% among men aged 10 and over in 2024 (Tunisia: 22.4% and 12.0%).

98.3% of children aged 6 to 14 in Béja were enrolled in school at the 2024 census, the highest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 97.4%).

10.8% of people aged 10 and over in Béja had reached higher (university-level) education in 2024, 5th lowest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 16.8%).

Among young people aged 10 to 19 in Béja, 2.3% were illiterate in 2024, 4th lowest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 3.6%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copy

Béja ranks 7 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate, aged 10 and over
4	Kasserine	25.7%
5	Siliana	25.5%
6	Le Kef	23.8%
7	Béja	22.9%
8	Zaghouan	22.0%
9	Mahdia	18.7%
10	Gafsa	17.2%

Béja ranks 20 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	People aged 10+ with higher education
17	Mahdia	12.4%
18	Sidi Bouzid	11.8%
19	Zaghouan	11.3%
20	Béja	10.8%
21	Kasserine	10.7%
22	Jendouba	10.7%
23	Siliana	10.6%

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