Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 16.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Tunisia, 2008–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Tunisia stood at 16.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Tunisia peaked at 16.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2008.
Tunisia ranks 81st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.4% | — |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.8% | 16.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,764 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,362 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,556 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Tunisia was 16.9% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Tunisia ranks 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.