Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Tunisia
Tunisia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 3.96 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Tunisia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Tunisia is 3.96, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Tunisia peaked at 3.96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 1960.
Tunisia ranks 99th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.45 | — |
| 1965 | 0.51 | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.68 | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.86 | +26.5% |
| 1980 | 1.38 | +60.5% |
| 1985 | 1.72 | +24.6% |
| 1990 | 2.24 | +30.2% |
| 1995 | 2.66 | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 3.14 | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6 | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.77 | 0.68 | 0.86 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.55 | 1.38 | 1.72 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.45 | 2.24 | 2.66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.37 | 3.14 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.96 | 3.96 | 3.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 96 Uganda 4.04 compare
- 97 Honduras 4.02 compare
- 98 Kazakhstan 3.97 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 3.96 compare
- 101 Kyrgyzstan 3.94 compare
- 102 Iraq 3.91 compare
- 102 Republic of Moldova 3.91 compare
More education data for Tunisia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Tunisia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Tunisia was 3.96 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 1960.
- How does Tunisia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Tunisia ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.