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Universities in Tunisia
Tunisia has 63 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 737. 1 was founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES63
OLDEST737
FOUNDED 1900+50
By founding era
Before 12001 · 2%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later50 · 79%
Date unknown12 · 19%
Oldest universities in Tunisia
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
737Ez-Zitouna University
1960Tunis University
1986University of Sfax
1986University of Sousse
1987Tunis El Manar University
1988Carthage University
1992Bouebdelli University
1993SUPTECH University
1993Tunis Carthage University
1993Université Privée du Sud
1993Université Arabe des Sciences
1993Université Montplaisir Tunis
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