Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tunisia
Tunisia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 97.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tunisia, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tunisia stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tunisia peaked at 97.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1972.
That places Tunisia 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.3% | — |
| 1972 | 48.4% | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 58.2% | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 77.5% | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 78.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 80.9% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 82.1% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 73.7% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 74.9% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 78.2% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.3% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 76.4% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 78.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 86.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +3.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 97.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 97.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +33.3% | 58.2% | 77.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.1% | 48.4% | 82.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 76.3% | 79.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 76.4% | 87.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 88.3% | 94.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.2% | 94.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 45 Belarus 97.9% compare
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 97.7% compare
- 47 Argentina 97.6% compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 97.1% compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 97.0% compare
- 51 Georgia 96.9% compare
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 the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tunisia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Tunisia was 97.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Tunisia ranks 48th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release