School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 15.13 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia stood at 15.13 years. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Tunisia peaked at 15.13 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.17 years, in 1974.
Tunisia ranks 54th of 183 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 (years) (both) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.16 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.85 years | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 7.37 years | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 7.17 years | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 7.39 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 7.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 7.7 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 8.02 years | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 8.11 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.27 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 8.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 8.63 years | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 9.15 years | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 9.46 years | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 9.77 years | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 10.07 years | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 10.11 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 10.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 10.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.47 years | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 10.57 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.66 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 10.87 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 11.31 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 11.54 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 11.75 years | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.33 years | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 12.74 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 13.03 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.29 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.17 years | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 14.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.39 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 14.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.77 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 14.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.13 years | +1.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 15.13 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.24 years, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 15.13 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.96 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.69 years | 7.17 years | 8.16 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.42 years | 8.27 years | 10.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4 years | 10.47 years | 12.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.88 years | 13.03 years | 14.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.79 years | 14.5 years | 15.13 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.54 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.91 (2023)
- 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)
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 15.13 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.13 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 years in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Tunisia ranks 54th out of 183 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 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.