School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 16.02 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tunisia is 16.02 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tunisia peaked at 16.02 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.32 years, in 1974.
That places Tunisia 43rd out of 175 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.01 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.8 years | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 5.48 years | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 5.32 years | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.55 years | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 5.72 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 5.97 years | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 6.27 years | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 6.45 years | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 6.63 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 6.77 years | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 7.17 years | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 7.7 years | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 8.1 years | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 8.48 years | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 8.82 years | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 8.93 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 9.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.22 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.47 years | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 9.66 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 9.86 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 10.16 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 10.7 years | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 11.01 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 11.3 years | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 11.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 12.59 years | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 13.03 years | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 13.37 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.56 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 13.84 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.59 years | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 14.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.02 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 15.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.18 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 15.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.02 years | +4.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 16.02 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 16.02 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.42 years, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.84 years | 5.32 years | 6.45 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.09 years | 6.63 years | 9.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.68 years | 9.47 years | 12.59 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.15 years | 13.03 years | 15.05 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.5 years | 15.18 years | 16.02 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 40 Uruguay 16.27 years compare
- 41 France 16.14 years compare
- 42 Kuwait 16.07 years compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 16.01 years compare
- 45 South Korea 15.98 years compare
- 46 Kazakhstan 15.97 years compare
More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,039 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,039 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Tunisia was 16.02 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.02 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 years in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Tunisia ranks 43rd out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.