Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.3549 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.3549 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia peaked at 0.5157 LPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3549 LPIA, in 2023.
Tunisia ranks 89th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4405 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.4454 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.456 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4728 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.474 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5157 LPIA | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4758 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4905 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4517 LPIA | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3549 LPIA | -21.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.3549 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4575 LPIA, 78% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.3549 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7971 LPIA, 45% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4537 LPIA | 0.4405 LPIA | 0.4728 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4815 LPIA | 0.4517 LPIA | 0.5157 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3549 LPIA | 0.3549 LPIA | 0.3549 LPIA | 1 |
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 upper secondary education or in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia was 0.3549 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5157 LPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3549 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tunisia ranks 89th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary 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