Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3171 GPIA, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 30th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3171 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6299 GPIA | +98.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6473 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6599 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6727 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.698 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7116 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7245 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7153 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7344 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7495 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.775 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +33.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7655 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +98.6% | 0.3171 GPIA | 0.6299 GPIA |
| 2023 | +33.0% | 0.775 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3171 GPIA | 0.3171 GPIA | 0.3171 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6616 GPIA | 0.6299 GPIA | 0.698 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7351 GPIA | 0.7116 GPIA | 0.775 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 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 1.03 GPIA 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 1.03 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3171 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tunisia ranks 30th out of 137 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 up 40.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release