Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3793 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia stood at 0.3793 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia peaked at 0.3832 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0552 LPIA, in 1975.
That places Tunisia 57th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0552 LPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.1247 LPIA | +125.9% |
| 2006 | 0.227 LPIA | +82.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2441 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2566 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2676 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2692 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3469 LPIA | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2486 LPIA | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2687 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3832 LPIA | +42.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2815 LPIA | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2783 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2955 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3257 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3642 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3793 LPIA | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0552 LPIA | 0.0552 LPIA | 0.0552 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1247 LPIA | 0.1247 LPIA | 0.1247 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2488 LPIA | 0.227 LPIA | 0.2676 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2997 LPIA | 0.2486 LPIA | 0.3832 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3718 LPIA | 0.3642 LPIA | 0.3793 LPIA | 2 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia was 0.3793 LPIA 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 0.3832 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0552 LPIA in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Tunisia ranks 57th out of 93 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 41.2%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release