School life expectancy, primary, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.23 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Tunisia, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 6.23 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Tunisia peaked at 6.71 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.26 years, in 1974.
Tunisia ranks 62nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.64 years | 4.26 years | 5.19 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.85 years | 5 years | 6.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.54 years | 6.36 years | 6.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4 years | 6.04 years | 6.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.31 years | 6.16 years | 6.4 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.23 years | 6.22 years | 6.25 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 59 Saudi Arabia 6.26 years compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 6.24 years compare
- 61 Costa Rica 6.23 years compare
- 63 Netherlands 6.22 years compare
- 64 Maldives 6.2 years compare
- 65 Gibraltar 6.2 years compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 84,596 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Tunisia was 6.23 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 years in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Tunisia ranks 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release