Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 38.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tunisia, 1975–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tunisia is 38.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tunisia peaked at 39.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1975.
That places Tunisia 103rd out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.7% | — |
| 1980 | 5.5% | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +50.8% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +260.7% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 32.8% | 39.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.9% | 38.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 509,188 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,813 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.29 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 305,918 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,764 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,362 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Tunisia was 38.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Tunisia ranks 103rd out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.