Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 95.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tunisia, 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 95.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tunisia peaked at 95.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1984.
Tunisia ranks 42nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 51.1% | — |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +66.1% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 84.9% | 89.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 88.3% | 91.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 93.8% | 95.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 642,334 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0526 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 695,193 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.057 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.88 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tunisia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Tunisia was 95.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1984.
- How does Tunisia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Tunisia ranks 42nd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release