MDG: Eastern Asia vs Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

MDG: Eastern Asia
11.67 years
in 2024
Tunisia
12.7 years
in 2016
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
52nd
Tunisia rank
51st

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 12.7 years against 11.67 years in MDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 1.03 years.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 52nd and Tunisia ranks 51st of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, MDG: Eastern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 8.06 years 7.41 years 0.6514 years MDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 8.26 years 8.85 years 0.5879 years Tunisia
1990s 8.8 years 10.52 years 1.72 years Tunisia
2000s 10.5 years 12.21 years 1.71 years Tunisia
2010s 11.43 years 12.46 years 1.03 years Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, MDG: Eastern Asia or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 12.7 years against 11.67 years in MDG: Eastern Asia as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between MDG: Eastern Asia and Tunisia?
1.03 years, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and Tunisia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and Tunisia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 52nd and Tunisia ranks 51st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release