Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 63.1% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia, 2005β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 63.1% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Tunisia peaked at 85.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2014.
That places Tunisia 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.0% | 79.0% | 82.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 59.5% | 85.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (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 63.1% 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 85.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Tunisia ranks 114th 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 down 26.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release