Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 96.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
96.7%
World rank
50th
of 164 countries
All-time high
96.7%
in 2020
All-time low
76.0%
in 1978
Years of data
33
1976–2020
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Tunisia, 1976–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Tunisia stood at 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Tunisia peaked at 96.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1978.
Tunisia ranks 50th of 164 countries on this measure, 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, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 85.9% | — |
| 1977 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 76.0% | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 80.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 80.4% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 78.5% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 80.5% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 78.7% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 85.6% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 85.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +3.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 96.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.9%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 96.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.4%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.6% | 76.0% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 80.4% | 78.5% | 81.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 83.4% | 78.2% | 86.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 87.2% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.7% | 95.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 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 the last grade of primary education, male in Tunisia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Tunisia was 96.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1978.
- How does Tunisia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Tunisia ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release