Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Tunisia
Tunisia: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 86.25 in 2023. β² Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Tunisia, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Tunisia stood at 86.25. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Tunisia peaked at 86.25 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1950.
That places Tunisia 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.19 | 48.19 | 48.19 | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.4 | 74.3 | 77.71 | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.68 | 79.04 | 80.55 | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.97 | 83.68 | 86.25 | 2 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 84,596 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Tunisia?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Tunisia was 86.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.25 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1950.
- How does Tunisia rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Tunisia ranks 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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