Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 98.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia, 1976–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia is 98.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia peaked at 98.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1979.
That places Tunisia 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 73.9% | — |
| 1977 | 77.2% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 70.3% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 69.3% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 76.5% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 75.9% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 73.7% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 77.4% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 86.8% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 87.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.7% | 69.3% | 77.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 75.7% | 73.7% | 77.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 77.2% | 88.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 89.5% | 95.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.0% | 95.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 44 Belarus 98.1% compare
- 45 Viet Nam 98.1% compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.0% compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 97.8% compare
- 49 Argentina 97.8% compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 97.6% 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, female in Tunisia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Tunisia was 98.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Tunisia ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release