Study in Tunisia: 2026 student guide

Tunisia’s higher-education landscape is compact, with 19 universities in the country. Examples include the Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis, the Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques, and the Instituts Supérieurs de Formation des Maîtres, so students can expect a mix of specialist and general institutions.

For someone arriving to study, the first term is likely to be about settling into one institution and learning how it works day to day. With a smaller number of universities, choices are more limited than in larger study destinations, so students usually focus on the specific institution and programme they have chosen.

The cost level in Tunisia was 31% of the United States level in 2023, which gives a useful sense of overall price pressure for daily life. The country’s GDP per capita at purchasing power parity was USD 12,444, another indicator of the local economic setting a student may notice in housing, food, and transport costs.

The academic year can be read through the institutions themselves rather than through a long list of campuses. Newly arrived students should expect to spend their first weeks getting used to the university structure, checking how classes are organised, and learning what services are available at their institution.