Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.7108 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.7108 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia peaked at 0.7108 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5365 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Tunisia 86th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5365 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.5512 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5556 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5917 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5928 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6079 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5994 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6081 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5677 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6629 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6568 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7108 GPIA | +8.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.7108 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.7108 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.913 GPIA, 78% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5587 GPIA | 0.5365 GPIA | 0.5917 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6137 GPIA | 0.5677 GPIA | 0.6629 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7108 GPIA | 0.7108 GPIA | 0.7108 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 primary education or higher in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia was 0.7108 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7108 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5365 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tunisia ranks 86th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release