China vs Tunisia: Average years of schooling
China
7.6 years
in 2020
Tunisia
7.43 years
in 2020
China rank
106th
Tunisia rank
108th
Average years of schooling over time
- China
- Tunisia
How they compare
China currently reports 7.6 years against 7.43 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0.17 years.
Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 106th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 162 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.01 years | 0.3 years | 0.71 years | China |
| 1880s | 1.06 years | 0.33 years | 0.73 years | China |
| 1890s | 1.11 years | 0.34 years | 0.77 years | China |
| 1900s | 1.16 years | 0.37 years | 0.79 years | China |
| 1910s | 1.21 years | 0.39 years | 0.82 years | China |
| 1920s | 1.1 years | 0.4762 years | 0.6285 years | China |
| 1930s | 1.42 years | 0.6195 years | 0.803 years | China |
| 1950s | 1.83 years | 0.7898 years | 1.04 years | China |
| 1960s | 2.7 years | 1.16 years | 1.54 years | China |
| 1970s | 3.76 years | 2.11 years | 1.65 years | China |
| 1980s | 4.89 years | 3.31 years | 1.58 years | China |
| 1990s | 5.96 years | 4.35 years | 1.61 years | China |
| 2000s | 7.1 years | 5.67 years | 1.43 years | China |
| 2010s | 7.66 years | 6.78 years | 0.8818 years | China |
| 2020s | 7.6 years | 7.43 years | 0.1685 years | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, China or Tunisia?
- China, at 7.6 years against 7.43 years in Tunisia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between China and Tunisia?
- 0.17 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tunisia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do China and Tunisia rank globally for average years of schooling?
- China ranks 106th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.