Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia

Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.13 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.13 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
29th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.324 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
17
1975–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia, 1975–2023

0.40.60.811.21975199920231975: 0.356 GPIA1984: 0.324 GPIA2006: 0.686 GPIA2007: 0.712 GPIA2008: 0.751 GPIA2009: 0.769 GPIA2010: 0.794 GPIA2011: 0.782 GPIA2012: 0.807 GPIA2013: 0.845 GPIA2014: 1.1 GPIA2015: 0.895 GPIA2016: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA2019: 1.1 GPIA2022: 1.1 GPIA2023: 1.1 GPIA

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Malta 1.14 GPIA compare
  2. 27 Poland 1.14 GPIA compare
  3. 28 South Africa 1.14 GPIA compare
  4. 30 Ukraine 1.13 GPIA compare
  5. 31 Serbia 1.12 GPIA compare
  6. 32 Brazil 1.12 GPIA compare

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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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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
99 places, 1,502 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release