Primary completion rate, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Primary completion rate, male was 91.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Tunisia, 1973–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2021, primary completion rate, male in Tunisia stood at 91.2%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Tunisia peaked at 101.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1979.
Tunisia ranks 113th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 78.7% | — |
| 1976 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 82.0% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 68.2% | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 71.0% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 94.8% | +33.5% |
| 1982 | 72.5% | -23.6% |
| 1983 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 74.3% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 72.8% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 74.7% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 77.8% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 81.8% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 74.6% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 73.5% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 90.2% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 85.6% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 87.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 94.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 101.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.5% | 68.2% | 82.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 71.0% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.7% | 73.5% | 90.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 86.1% | 101.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 85.2% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 91.2% | 93.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 110 Philippines 92.0% compare
- 111 Türkiye 91.8% compare
- 112 Togo 91.5% compare
- 114 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.0% compare
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 90.6% compare
- 116 Cuba 90.4% compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 305,918 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Tunisia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Tunisia was 91.2% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 101.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Tunisia ranks 113th out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.