Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.8546 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tunisia, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tunisia stood at 0.8546 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tunisia peaked at 0.8546 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3429 GPIA, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 96th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3703 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.3429 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3881 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6727 GPIA | +73.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7116 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7194 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7154 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7855 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8138 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8104 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8546 GPIA | +5.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.8546 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.8546 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9348 GPIA, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3703 GPIA | 0.3703 GPIA | 0.3703 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3655 GPIA | 0.3429 GPIA | 0.3881 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6727 GPIA | 0.6727 GPIA | 0.6727 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7594 GPIA | 0.7116 GPIA | 0.8138 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8546 GPIA | 0.8546 GPIA | 0.8546 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.54 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.91 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,346 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Tunisia was 0.8546 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8546 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3429 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Tunisia ranks 96th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release