School enrollment of girls at the age of 6 has reached more than 99.1 % in 2003-2004.

The proportion of girls in the total primary school population rose from 38.6% in 1974-75 to 47.7% during the 2002-2003 year.

In the secondary schools, this proportion rose from 32.4% in 1975-76 to 53% in 2003-2004.

The number of women enrolled in institutions of higher education has increased considerably during recent years. The percentage of young women in universities rose to 51.9% in 2000-2001 and 57% today (compared to 25.8% in 1975).

Literacy :

The national campaign to eradicate illiteracy, launched in 1993-94, targets a population of 67,000 girls and women between the ages of 15 and 29.

Tunisia's success in this field earned it the 1994 UNESCO prize for literacy, awarded to the National Union of Tunisian Women (UNFT).

The rate of women literacy increased from 24% in 1966 to 77.1.% in 2004.