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Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Tunisia

Tertiary education enrollment in Tunisia in 2023 — 38.1%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 128. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 35.8 pp.

2023 38.1% +1 pp vs 2022
World rank 83of 128
Period maximum 38.1%2023
Period minimum 2.2%1973

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Tunisia, 1971–202301020304019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 2.3%1972: 2.4%1973: 2.2%1974: 2.4%1975: 2.6%1976: 3.7%1977: 4.1%1978: 4.6%1979: 4.8%1980: 4.8%1981: 4.9%1982: 4.9%1983: 4.9%1984: 4.8%1985: 5.1%1986: 5.3%1987: 5.1%1988: 5.4%1989: 6.6%1990: 7.6%1991: 8.4%1992: 9.2%1993: 10.4%1994: 11%1995: 11.5%1996: 12.3%1997: 13.1%1998: 14.5%1999: 16.1%2000: 18.2%2001: 20.6%2002: 22.1%2003: 26%2004: 28.3%2005: 30.4%2006: 31.6%2007: 32.1%2008: 33.6%2009: 35.3%2010: 36%2011: 35.9%2012: 36.1%2013: 34.2%2014: 33.7%2015: 33.4%2016: 31.2%2017: 30.9%2018: 31%2019: 31.4%2020: 32.5%2021: 33.3%2022: 37.1%2023: 38.1%
Change over the period: +35.8 pp Annual average: 0.69 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 38.1%
World 43.2%
Middle East & North Africa 28.7%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.4%
Tertiary education enrollment — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 38.1 +1 pp
2022 37.1 +3.9 pp
2021 33.3 +0.8 pp
2020 32.5 +1.1 pp
2019 31.4 +0.5 pp
2018 31 +0 pp
2017 30.9 −0.3 pp
2016 31.2 −2.2 pp
2015 33.4 −0.4 pp
2014 33.7 −0.5 pp
2013 34.2 −1.9 pp
2012 36.1 +0.1 pp
2011 35.9 −0.1 pp
2010 36 +0.7 pp
2009 35.3 +1.7 pp
2008 33.6 +1.4 pp
2007 32.1 +0.6 pp
2006 31.6 +1.2 pp
2005 30.4 +2.1 pp
2004 28.3 +2.3 pp
2003 26 +3.9 pp
2002 22.1 +1.5 pp
2001 20.6 +2.3 pp
2000 18.2 +2.2 pp
1999 16.1 +1.6 pp
1998 14.5 +1.4 pp
1997 13.1 +0.8 pp
1996 12.3 +0.9 pp
1995 11.5 +0.5 pp
1994 11 +0.6 pp
1993 10.4 +1.2 pp
1992 9.2 +0.8 pp
1991 8.4 +0.7 pp
1990 7.6 +1 pp
1989 6.6 +1.3 pp
1988 5.4 +0.3 pp
1987 5.1 −0.2 pp
1986 5.3 +0.2 pp
1985 5.1 +0.2 pp
1984 4.8 −0 pp
1983 4.9 −0 pp
1982 4.9 −0 pp
1981 4.9 +0.1 pp
1980 4.8 +0 pp
1979 4.8 +0.2 pp
1978 4.6 +0.5 pp
1977 4.1 +0.3 pp
1976 3.7 +1.1 pp
1975 2.6 +0.2 pp
1974 2.4 +0.2 pp
1973 2.2 −0.1 pp
1972 2.4 +0.1 pp
1971 2.3 —

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DZ Algeria 55.5 MA Morocco 47.5 TN Tunisia 38.1 EG Egypt 37.9
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About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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