Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 41.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia stood at 41.3%.
The figure is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia peaked at 60.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2014.
That places Tunisia 87th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 50.3% | — |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -40.3% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +69.0% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 50.3% | 54.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 35.0% | 60.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
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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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia was 41.3% 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 60.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tunisia ranks 87th out of 101 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 down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release