Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.5931 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia is 0.5931 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia peaked at 0.6326 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.473 LPIA, in 2014.
That places Tunisia 88th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5186 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.534 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5355 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.562 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.574 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5911 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5837 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5919 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.473 LPIA | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6265 LPIA | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6259 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6326 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5931 LPIA | -6.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.5931 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6726 LPIA, 88% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.5931 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9609 LPIA, 62% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +32.4% | 0.473 LPIA | 0.6265 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5375 LPIA | 0.5186 LPIA | 0.562 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5873 LPIA | 0.473 LPIA | 0.6326 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5931 LPIA | 0.5931 LPIA | 0.5931 LPIA | 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 0.5931 LPIA 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 0.6326 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.473 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tunisia ranks 88th 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 0.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release