Education in Kairouan, Tunisia: official figures
27.9% of people aged 10 and over in Kairouan could not read or write at the 2024 census, 2nd highest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 17.3%).
Are women in Kairouan more often illiterate than men?
Illiteracy in Kairouan was 36.2% among women and 19.3% among men aged 10 and over in 2024 (Tunisia: 22.4% and 12.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copyAre all children in Kairouan in school?
96.4% of children aged 6 to 14 in Kairouan were enrolled in school at the 2024 census, 3rd lowest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 97.4%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copyHow many people in Kairouan have a university education?
9.4% of people aged 10 and over in Kairouan had reached higher (university-level) education in 2024, the lowest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 16.8%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copyMore figures
- Among young people aged 10 to 19 in Kairouan, 6.1% were illiterate in 2024, the highest of the 24 governorates (Tunisia: 3.6%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS) · saved copy
How Kairouan compares with other governorates
Illiteracy rate, aged 10 and over (2024)
Kairouan ranks 2 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy rate, aged 10 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jendouba | 28.5% |
| 2 | Kairouan | 27.9% |
| 3 | Sidi Bouzid | 26.1% |
| 4 | Kasserine | 25.7% |
| 5 | Siliana | 25.5% |
| 6 | Le Kef | 23.8% |
| 7 | Béja | 22.9% |
People aged 10+ with higher education (2024)
Kairouan ranks 24 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People aged 10+ with higher education |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 24 | Kairouan | 9.4% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS): RGPH 2024: illiteracy rate of people aged 10 and over by governorate, age and sex, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5114c0f2d7a7…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS): RGPH 2024: level of education of people aged 10 and over by governorate, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 774ca86f5b5c…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INS): RGPH 2024: school enrolment of children aged 6 to 14 by governorate, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af80bf53b73b…)
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