Although several media outlets reported that Bouazizi had a university degree, his sister, Samia Bouazizi, stated that he had never graduated from high school, but that it was something he had wanted for both himself and his sisters.
Även om flera medier rapporterade att Bouazizi hade en universitetsgrad påstod hans syster, Samia Bouazizi, att han aldrig hade gått ut gymnasiet, men att det var något han hade velat både för sig själv och för sina systrar.