Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tunisia
Tunisia: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 14.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tunisia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tunisia stood at 14.67. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tunisia peaked at 14.67 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.84, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 vs share in extreme poverty in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.84 | — |
| 1991 | 9.93 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.02 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 10.24 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 10.7 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 10.99 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.25 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.34 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.93 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 12.29 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 12.53 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 12.77 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.9 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.34 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 13.63 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.78 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.88 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.98 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.96 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.05 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.14 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.16 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.17 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.09 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.19 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.41 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.46 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.51 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.57 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.62 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.67 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.67 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.67 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.85 | 9.84 | 12.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.38 | 12.53 | 13.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.27 | 14.05 | 14.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.66 | 14.62 | 14.67 | 4 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tunisia?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tunisia was 14.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.67 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.84 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Tunisia ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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