{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/compare-education-maghreb","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"compare-education-maghreb","question":"How does Tunisia's education system compare in the Maghreb?","question_fr":"Comment le systeme educatif tunisien se compare-t-il au Maghreb?","short_answer":"Tunisia: literacy 82% (highest in Maghreb), 13 public universities, 70+ private, 12,000 engineers/year, gender parity in enrollment (60% female university students). Morocco: 30% illiteracy still, but more international university partnerships (UM6P, Al Akhawayn). Algeria: free education through PhD, largest student population (1.7M). Tunisia wins on: quality per capita, female participation, Startup Act for student entrepreneurs, French-language excellence. Challenges shared: youth unemployment, brain drain, industry-academia mismatch.","answer_fr":"Tunisie: alphabetisation 82% (plus haute Maghreb), 12 000 ingenieurs/an, 60% etudiantes femmes. Maroc: analphabetisme 30%, partenariats internationaux. Algerie: gratuite jusqu'au doctorat. Tunisie gagne: qualite per capita, parite genre.","evidence":["fact-engineers","fact-population"],"related_entities":[],"tags":["compare","education","maghreb","FAQ","universities"],"audience":"student","last_reviewed":"2026-04-08","evidence_resolved":[{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-engineers","claim":"La Tunisie forme 12 000 ingenieurs par an","claim_en":"Tunisia trains 12,000 engineers per year","value":12000,"unit":"ingenieurs/an","source":"Ordre des Ingenieurs / MESRS","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2026-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"education","tags":["ingenieurs","talent"]}],"related_resolved":[]}