School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9807 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9807 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
142nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9969 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.6434 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
52
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.9807 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia peaked at 0.9969 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6434 GPIA, in 1975.
That places Tunisia 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6504 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6503 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.65 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6438 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6434 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6613 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6666 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6777 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7052 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.723 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7528 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.786 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.812 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8415 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8537 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8675 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8691 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8748 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8903 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9061 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9139 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9161 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9241 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9309 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.938 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9466 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9545 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.958 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9786 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9799 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9783 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9763 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9754 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9906 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9938 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9919 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9891 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9842 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9814 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9807 GPIA | -0.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.9807 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.9807 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.661 GPIA | 0.6434 GPIA | 0.7052 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8271 GPIA | 0.723 GPIA | 0.8903 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.9061 GPIA | 0.9623 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9769 GPIA | 0.966 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9923 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9807 GPIA | 0.9842 GPIA | 4 |
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 school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia was 0.9807 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9969 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6434 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tunisia ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release