Tunisia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)

Key figures

Since 1975 it is up 15.67 percentage points from 0.49% in 1975. The World Bank has no value for 30 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Tunisia's educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) fell 0.64 percentage points on 2022 (from 16.81% to 16.17%).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was +0.68 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.92 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.53 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.16 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Tunisia had the 34th highest value of the 40 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tunisia in the 2023 ranking

• Italy — 30th of 40: 19.28%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 31st of 40: 16.83%
• Mauritius — 32nd of 40: 16.4%
• Romania — 34th of 40: 15.91%
• Viet Nam — 35th of 40: 14.64%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 36th of 40: 13.11%

What this measures

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.

Limitations: Caution is required when using this indicator for cross-country comparison, since the countries do not always classify degrees and qualifications at the same International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, even if they are received at roughly the same age or after a similar number of years of schooling. Also, certain educational programmes and study courses cannot be easily classified according to ISCED. This indicator only measures educational attainment in terms of level of education attained, i.e. years of schooling, and do not necessarily reveal the quality of the education (learning achievement and other impacts).

All 19 values

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in nearby economies

• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 16.83% (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 20.66% (2023)
• Israel — 42.08% (2023)
• Kuwait — 25.56% (2018)
• Malta — 31.95% (2023)
• Saudi Arabia — 39.87% (2024)
• West Bank and Gaza — 26.12% (2024)

More education data for Tunisia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.45 (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 38.12% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 49.4% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 27.38% (2023)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.34 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Tunisia's educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative)?

16.17% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 15.67 percentage points from 0.49% in 1975. The highest value was 16.95% in 2019 and the lowest 0.49% in 1975.

How does Tunisia rank?

34th highest of 40 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) unusual for Tunisia?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.CUAT.ST.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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