Share of children who have completed primary school in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of children who have completed primary school was 96.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Tunisia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Tunisia stood at 96.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Tunisia peaked at 96.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1981.
Tunisia ranks 87th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 44.3% | — |
| 1982 | 46.2% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 53.4% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 55.2% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 56.9% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 58.8% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 62.2% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 65.7% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 67.4% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 74.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 79.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 96.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 96.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.6% | 44.3% | 58.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 60.5% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 77.7% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 89.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have completed primary school in Tunisia?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Tunisia was 96.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1981.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Tunisia ranks 87th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.