School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.05 GPIA
World rank
22nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.5915 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2016
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.05 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5915 GPIA, in 1971.
Tunisia ranks 22nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5915 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5916 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5952 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.597 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6047 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6302 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6427 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6512 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6762 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6927 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7188 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7468 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7672 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7946 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8127 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8248 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8355 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8431 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8583 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8731 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8845 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8964 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9082 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9241 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9332 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.945 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9572 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9869 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.62 GPIA | 0.5915 GPIA | 0.6762 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7895 GPIA | 0.6927 GPIA | 0.8583 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9232 GPIA | 0.8731 GPIA | 0.9869 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 3 |
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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia was 1.05 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5915 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Tunisia ranks 22nd out of 208 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release