Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tunisia
Tunisia: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 13.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tunisia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tunisia is 13.76 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tunisia peaked at 13.76 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.67 years, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.67 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 10.85 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 11.23 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 11.45 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 11.64 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 11.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.03 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 12.41 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 12.7 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13.04 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.31 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.48 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.76 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.33 years | 10.67 years | 12.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.09 years | 12.52 years | 13.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7 years | 13.56 years | 13.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.76 years | 13.75 years | 13.76 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 82 Trinidad and Tobago 13.87 years compare
- 83 Kazakhstan 13.86 years compare
- 84 Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.85 years compare
- 86 Belarus 13.67 years compare
- 87 Mauritius 13.6 years compare
- 88 Paraguay 13.57 years compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tunisia?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Tunisia was 13.76 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.76 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.67 years in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Tunisia ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.