School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.35 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia is 14.35 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia peaked at 14.35 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.09 years, in 1974.
Tunisia ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.36 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.97 years | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 7.39 years | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 7.09 years | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 7.26 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 7.21 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 7.39 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 7.7 years | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 7.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 7.94 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 8 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 8.33 years | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 8.86 years | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 9.22 years | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 9.49 years | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 9.77 years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 9.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 9.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.9 years | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 10.11 years | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 10.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.44 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 10.89 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 11.22 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 11.49 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 11.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 12.18 years | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 12.55 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 12.82 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.05 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.26 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.6 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 13.91 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 14.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.11 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.11 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.35 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.57 years | 7.09 years | 8.36 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.1 years | 7.94 years | 9.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.09 years | 10.11 years | 12.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.62 years | 12.82 years | 14.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.22 years | 14.11 years | 14.35 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia was 14.35 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.35 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.09 years in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Tunisia ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release