School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.28 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Tunisia stood at 14.28 years. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Tunisia peaked at 14.28 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.94 years, in 1974.
That places Tunisia 63rd out of 175 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.25 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.84 years | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 9.2 years | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 8.94 years | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 9.17 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 9.13 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 9.36 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 9.71 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 9.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.84 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 9.78 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 10.05 years | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 10.56 years | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 10.78 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 11.01 years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 11.28 years | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 11.24 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 11.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 11.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 11.44 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 11.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 11.89 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 12.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 12.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.13 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.9 years | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 13.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.27 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.76 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 13.67 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.83 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.77 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 14 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.28 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.48 years | 8.94 years | 10.25 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.71 years | 9.78 years | 11.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.89 years | 11.43 years | 12.9 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.48 years | 13.02 years | 13.83 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.04 years | 13.84 years | 14.28 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 85,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 81,567 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 85,688 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Tunisia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Tunisia was 14.28 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.28 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.94 years in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Tunisia ranks 63rd out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (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.