Tunisia 9th Year Basic Education: French

French is taught as a subject within the 9-year Basic Education program in Tunisia. It is introduced as a foreign language in the third year of primary school and continues through the preparatory stage (7th-9th years). The Ministry of Education is responsible for this level of education. While the specific syllabus for 9th-grade French is not readily available, the 9th year culminates in a national exam, the examen national de fin d'etudes de l'enseignement de base, which requires a passing average of 10 out of 20 to obtain the Diplome de Fin d'Etudes de l'Enseignement de Base. Further information may be available through the Ministry of Education's official website ( or EduNet (