Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 16.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Tunisia, 1975–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Tunisia is 16.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Tunisia peaked at 16.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1975.
Tunisia ranks 90th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.5% | — |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +41.8% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +90.9% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +457.7% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.7% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.42 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Tunisia was 16.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.