School life expectancy, secondary, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.98 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 5.98 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2016.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Tunisia peaked at 6.15 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.9 years, in 1977.
Tunisia ranks 89th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1 years | 1.9 years | 2.34 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.76 years | 2.12 years | 3.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.81 years | 3.29 years | 4.84 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.48 years | 4.92 years | 6.15 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.04 years | 5.98 years | 6.14 years | 3 |
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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, male in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Tunisia was 5.98 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.15 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 years in 1977.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Tunisia ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release