Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Tunisia
Tunisia: Literacy rates of older vs. younger population was 52.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Tunisia, 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Tunisia is 52.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Tunisia peaked at 52.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1984.
That places Tunisia 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9.9% | — |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +99.4% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +53.1% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.7% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 23.3% | 39.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 52.2% | 52.5% | 2 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,764 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,362 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,556 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Tunisia?
- Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Tunisia was 52.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1984.
- How does Tunisia rank for literacy rates of older vs. younger population?
- Tunisia ranks 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates of older vs. younger population rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of older vs. younger population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 65 years and older who can read and write.