Persistence to grade 5, total in Tunisia
Tunisia: Persistence to grade 5, total was 98.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Tunisia, 1971–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2020, persistence to grade 5, total in Tunisia stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Tunisia peaked at 98.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1972.
Tunisia ranks 31st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 67.9% | — |
| 1972 | 63.1% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 70.0% | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 84.3% | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 86.5% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 87.9% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 84.6% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 86.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 85.9% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 87.3% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 86.6% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 87.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 90.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 91.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 92.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.4% | 63.1% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 87.0% | 85.9% | 87.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 86.6% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 93.1% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 88.5% | 96.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 537,847 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 509,188 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,813 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.29 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Tunisia?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Tunisia was 98.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Tunisia ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.