Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 93.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Tunisia, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 93.6% for primary completion rate, total in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Tunisia peaked at 100.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1972.
That places Tunisia 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 58.2% | — |
| 1972 | 55.2% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 61.1% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 66.3% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 63.7% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 64.7% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 66.8% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 56.4% | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 59.1% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 79.6% | +34.7% |
| 1982 | 62.3% | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 63.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 66.7% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 66.1% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 72.9% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 77.8% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 71.1% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 65.5% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 71.2% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 78.9% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 88.1% | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 86.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 100.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 100.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -2.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 93.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 93.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.5% | 55.2% | 66.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 67.7% | 59.1% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 65.5% | 88.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 87.4% | 100.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 89.4% | 98.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 93.6% | 95.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More aid effectiveness data for Tunisia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 696,474 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 134,083 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 5.62 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 95.22 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 32.78 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 213.79 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 46.92 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 4.40 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 31.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 162.74 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Tunisia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Tunisia was 93.6% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1972.
- How does Tunisia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Tunisia ranks 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.