Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 1.13 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.13 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.324 GPIA, in 1984.
Tunisia ranks 29th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3555 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.324 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6855 GPIA | +111.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7122 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7509 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7695 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7939 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7822 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8074 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8451 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8946 GPIA | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7876 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +111.6% | 0.324 GPIA | 0.6855 GPIA |
| 2014 | +33.4% | 0.8451 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3555 GPIA | 0.3555 GPIA | 0.3555 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.324 GPIA | 0.324 GPIA | 0.324 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7295 GPIA | 0.6855 GPIA | 0.7695 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9452 GPIA | 0.7822 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia was 1.13 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.324 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Tunisia ranks 29th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release