Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 16.14 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.14
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
80th
of 110 countries
All-time high
16.14
in 2019
All-time low
11.3
in 2008
Years of data
6
2008–2019
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Tunisia, 2008–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 16.14 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Tunisia peaked at 16.14 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.3, in 2008.
Tunisia ranks 80th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.3 | — |
| 2010 | 12.5 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 13.27 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 12.35 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 15.16 | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 16.14 | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.88 | 12.35 | 16.14 | 5 |
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 share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Tunisia?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Tunisia was 16.14 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.14 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 in 2008.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Tunisia ranks 80th out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).