School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
1.11 GPIA
World rank
26th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.3912 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2016
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia stood at 1.11 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3912 GPIA, in 1971.
Tunisia ranks 26th of 213 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3912 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.401 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4225 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4482 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4707 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5209 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5571 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5616 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5819 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5947 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6088 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6309 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6461 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6748 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7126 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.727 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7561 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7704 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7918 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8036 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8218 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8543 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8761 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9111 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9248 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9423 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9616 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4839 GPIA | 0.3912 GPIA | 0.5819 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6913 GPIA | 0.5947 GPIA | 0.7918 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.902 GPIA | 0.8036 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 23 Marshall Islands 1.11 GPIA compare
- 24 Belgium 1.11 GPIA compare
- 25 Lebanon 1.11 GPIA compare
- 27 Finland 1.1 GPIA compare
- 28 Montserrat 1.1 GPIA compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 1.1 GPIA compare
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Tunisia was 1.11 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3912 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tunisia ranks 26th out of 213 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release