Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 98.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia, 1976–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 98.2% for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia peaked at 98.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2015.
Tunisia ranks 32nd 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, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 89.9% | — |
| 1977 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 86.4% | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 89.2% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 90.5% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 88.8% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 87.9% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 88.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 90.6% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 92.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.0% | 86.4% | 90.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 87.9% | 90.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 88.1% | 92.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 92.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 85.1% | 97.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 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, male in Tunisia?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Tunisia was 98.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Tunisia ranks 32nd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release