School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 13.05 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Tunisia is 13.05 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Tunisia peaked at 13.05 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.19 years, in 1974.
Tunisia ranks 34th 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 and secondary, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.11 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.81 years | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 5.41 years | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 5.19 years | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 5.35 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 5.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 5.61 years | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 5.88 years | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 6.06 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 6.27 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 6.46 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 6.88 years | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 7.44 years | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 7.91 years | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 8.25 years | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 8.56 years | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 8.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 8.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 8.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 9.04 years | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 9.16 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 9.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.42 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 9.92 years | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 10.26 years | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.56 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 10.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.66 years | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 11.94 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 12.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.58 years | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 12.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.5 years | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.05 years | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.65 years | 5.19 years | 6.11 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.79 years | 6.27 years | 8.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.99 years | 9.04 years | 11.66 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.32 years | 11.94 years | 12.65 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.71 years | 12.52 years | 13.05 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.42 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Tunisia was 13.05 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.05 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 years in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Tunisia ranks 34th out of 208 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release