School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.1 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.1 GPIA
World rank
35th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.5858 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2016
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.1 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5858 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Tunisia 35th out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5858 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5864 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5905 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.59 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5988 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6216 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6335 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6414 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6663 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6835 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7087 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7376 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7594 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7877 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8064 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8177 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8292 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8367 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8506 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8644 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.876 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8879 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.899 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9157 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9258 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9376 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9501 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9853 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6127 GPIA | 0.5858 GPIA | 0.6663 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7818 GPIA | 0.6835 GPIA | 0.8506 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.8644 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Tunisia was 1.1 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5858 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Tunisia ranks 35th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release