Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female was 98.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Tunisia, 1976–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Tunisia stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Tunisia peaked at 98.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 1979.
Tunisia ranks 27th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 81.7% | — |
| 1977 | 84.6% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 82.0% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 81.3% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 84.0% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 83.7% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 85.5% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 91.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.4% | 81.3% | 84.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 84.5% | 83.7% | 85.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 90.6% | 86.0% | 92.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 93.8% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 92.1% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Tunisia?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Tunisia was 98.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Tunisia ranks 27th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release