Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8026 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.8026 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia peaked at 0.8026 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.715 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Tunisia 115th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.715 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7222 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7235 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7296 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7569 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7551 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7626 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7595 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7682 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7597 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7991 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7927 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7906 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8026 GPIA | +1.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.8026 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.8026 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9571 GPIA, 84% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7294 GPIA | 0.715 GPIA | 0.7569 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7734 GPIA | 0.7551 GPIA | 0.7991 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8026 GPIA | 0.8026 GPIA | 0.8026 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 0.8026 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 0.8026 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.715 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tunisia ranks 115th out of 134 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 4.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release