Children out of school, primary, male in Tunisia

Tunisia: Children out of school, primary, male was 11,133 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11,133
Change on year
down 26.1%
World rank
97th
of 177 countries
All-time high
73,652
in 1978
All-time low
9,073
in 2004
Years of data
39
1971–2023

Children out of school, primary, male in Tunisia, 1971–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1971199720231971: 29.1k1975: 62.9k1978: 73.7k1979: 70.5k1980: 61.0k1981: 56.9k1982: 51.5k1983: 41.8k1984: 32.1k1985: 34.7k1986: 35.3k1987: 36.8k1988: 39.7k1989: 36.5k1990: 41.3k1991: 35.5k1992: 34.0k1993: 29.6k1994: 28.9k1995: 25.2k1996: 28.1k1997: 33.0k1999: 32.8k2000: 29.6k2001: 26.9k2002: 13.0k2003: 10.0k2004: 9.1k2005: 18.5k2006: 20.1k2007: 25.1k2008: 24.9k2009: 24.7k2010: 20.4k2011: 20.1k2020: 17.2k2021: 17.0k2022: 15.1k2023: 11.1k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 11,133 for children out of school, primary, male in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Tunisia peaked at 73,652 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 9,073, in 2004.

That places Tunisia 97th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Children out of school, primary, male in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, male in Tunisia, 1971 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1971 29,096
1975 62,942 +116.3%
1978 73,652 +17.0%
1979 70,493 -4.3%
1980 61,041 -13.4%
1981 56,885 -6.8%
1982 51,528 -9.4%
1983 41,762 -19.0%
1984 32,143 -23.0%
1985 34,698 +7.9%
1986 35,274 +1.7%
1987 36,839 +4.4%
1988 39,708 +7.8%
1989 36,516 -8.0%
1990 41,335 +13.2%
1991 35,518 -14.1%
1992 34,018 -4.2%
1993 29,578 -13.1%
1994 28,910 -2.3%
1995 25,172 -12.9%
1996 28,115 +11.7%
1997 33,021 +17.4%
1999 32,790 -0.7%
2000 29,607 -9.7%
2001 26,867 -9.3%
2002 13,043 -51.5%
2003 9,991 -23.4%
2004 9,073 -9.2%
2005 18,458 +103.4%
2006 20,096 +8.9%
2007 25,109 +24.9%
2008 24,909 -0.8%
2009 24,676 -0.9%
2010 20,412 -17.3%
2011 20,079 -1.6%
2020 17,156 -14.6%
2021 16,963 -1.1%
2022 15,074 -11.1%
2023 11,133 -26.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 59,046 29,096 73,652 4
1980s 42,639 32,143 61,041 10
1990s 32,051 25,172 41,335 9
2000s 20,183 9,073 29,607 10
2010s 20,246 20,079 20,412 2
2020s 15,082 11,133 17,156 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 94 Oman 11,567 compare
  2. 95 Georgia 11,458 compare
  3. 96 Rwanda 11,421 compare
  4. 98 Comoros 11,077 compare
  5. 99 Kyrgyzstan 10,495 compare
  6. 100 Cape Verde 10,087 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, male in Tunisia?
Children out of school, primary, male in Tunisia was 11,133 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 73,652 in 1978.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,073 in 2004.
How does Tunisia rank for children out of school, primary, male?
Tunisia ranks 97th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.