Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.3547 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia is 0.3547 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia peaked at 0.4676 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0792 LPIA, in 1975.
Tunisia ranks 54th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0792 LPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.1403 LPIA | +77.2% |
| 2006 | 0.261 LPIA | +86.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2723 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2881 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2861 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2963 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.261 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2761 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4676 LPIA | +69.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2874 LPIA | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2627 LPIA | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2912 LPIA | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3091 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3385 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3547 LPIA | +4.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.3547 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3501 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.3547 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6015 LPIA, 59% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location 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 | +86.1% | 0.1403 LPIA | 0.261 LPIA |
| 1984 | +77.2% | 0.0792 LPIA | 0.1403 LPIA |
| 2014 | +69.3% | 0.2761 LPIA | 0.4676 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0792 LPIA | 0.0792 LPIA | 0.0792 LPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1403 LPIA | 0.1403 LPIA | 0.1403 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2769 LPIA | 0.261 LPIA | 0.2881 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3064 LPIA | 0.261 LPIA | 0.4676 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3466 LPIA | 0.3385 LPIA | 0.3547 LPIA | 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 0.3547 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 0.4676 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0792 LPIA in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Tunisia ranks 54th out of 91 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 28.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release