Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Tunisia
Tunisia: Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 was 96.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
96.1
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
53rd
of 62 countries
All-time high
96.1
in 2023
All-time low
59.7
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Tunisia, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Tunisia stood at 96.1. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Tunisia peaked at 96.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.7, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 53rd out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.7 | — |
| 1991 | 61.45 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 63.22 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 64.99 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 66.77 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 68.63 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 70.42 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 72.26 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 74.07 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 75.84 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 77.5 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 79.13 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 80.61 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 81.98 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 83.31 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 84.54 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 85.68 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 86.75 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.66 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.46 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 89.22 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.99 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.65 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.27 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 91.78 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.31 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.85 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.44 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.99 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.5 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.96 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.37 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.75 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.1 | +0.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 96.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.52, 99% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 96.1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.06, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.73 | 59.7 | 75.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.56 | 77.5 | 88.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92 | 89.22 | 94.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.55 | 94.96 | 96.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.54 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.91 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,346 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Tunisia?
- Primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Tunisia was 96.1 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7 in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2?
- Tunisia ranks 53rd out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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