Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 13.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 13.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Tunisia peaked at 15.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1975.
That places Tunisia 92nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.6% | — |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +77.8% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +47.7% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +192.6% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -30.7% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +50.8% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -2.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 13.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 13.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 57% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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 | +192.6% | 4.3% | 12.7% |
| 1980 | +77.8% | 1.6% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 14.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.0% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 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 13.8% 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 15.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Tunisia ranks 92nd out of 129 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 down 3.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release