Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia, 1980–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia stood at 19.7%.
That represents a change of down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia peaked at 37.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 114th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.2% | — |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +731.4% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -39.2% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +72.3% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -33.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.6% | 32.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 21.2% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,556 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia was 19.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Tunisia ranks 114th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.