Tunisia Literacy Rate 1984-2024

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Tunisia literacy rate for 2021 was 82.70%, a 3.66% increase from 2014.
  • Tunisia literacy rate for 2014 was 79.04%, a 1.18% decline from 2012.
  • Tunisia literacy rate for 2012 was 80.22%, a 0.56% increase from 2011.
  • Tunisia literacy rate for 2011 was 79.65%, a 0.52% increase from 2010.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Ukraine 100.00%
Moldova 99.60%
Sao Tome and Principe 93.80%
Cabo Verde 90.78%
Vanuatu 89.10%
Lao PDR 87.07%
Cambodia 83.91%
Tunisia 82.70%
Kenya 82.62%
Lesotho 81.02%
Republic of Congo 80.61%
Morocco 75.93%
Egypt 73.09%
Angola 72.28%
Bhutan 70.95%
Mauritania 66.96%
Tunisia Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2021 82.70% 3.66%
2014 79.04% -1.18%
2012 80.22% 0.56%
2011 79.65% 0.52%
2010 79.13% 1.42%
2008 77.71% 0.52%
2007 77.19% 2.89%
2004 74.30% 26.11%
1984 48.19% 26.11%