Which has higher average years of schooling, Indonesia or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 9.29 years against 9.06 years in Indonesia as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Indonesia and Tunisia?

0.23 years, with Tunisia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tunisia?

31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Tunisia: Average years of schooling

Indonesia

9.06 years

in 2020

Tunisia

9.29 years

in 2020

Indonesia rank

62nd

Tunisia rank

59th

Average years of schooling over time

Indonesia
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 9.29 years against 9.06 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Tunisia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 62nd and Tunisia ranks 59th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 10 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.01 years	0.01 years	0 years	—
1880s	0.01 years	0.01 years	0 years	—
1890s	0.025 years	0.01 years	0.015 years	Indonesia
1900s	0.065 years	0.02 years	0.045 years	Indonesia
1910s	0.15 years	0.105 years	0.045 years	Indonesia
1920s	0.475 years	0.19 years	0.285 years	Indonesia
1930s	0.655 years	0.335 years	0.32 years	Indonesia
1940s	0.89 years	0.55 years	0.34 years	Indonesia
1950s	1.23 years	0.75 years	0.475 years	Indonesia
1960s	1.97 years	1.17 years	0.81 years	Indonesia
1970s	3.17 years	2.26 years	0.91 years	Indonesia
1980s	3.95 years	3.7 years	0.25 years	Indonesia
1990s	4.67 years	5.08 years	0.415 years	Tunisia
2000s	6.04 years	6.77 years	0.72 years	Tunisia
2010s	8.26 years	8.32 years	0.055 years	Tunisia
2020s	9.06 years	9.29 years	0.23 years	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Indonesia or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 9.29 years against 9.06 years in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Indonesia and Tunisia?: 0.23 years, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tunisia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Tunisia rank globally for average years of schooling?: Indonesia ranks 62nd and Tunisia ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.