Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 19.4% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia is 19.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia peaked at 41.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 121st of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.6% | — |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +419.5% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -39.9% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 34.3% | 39.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 24.6% | 41.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.42 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Tunisia was 19.4% 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 41.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Tunisia ranks 121st out of 142 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 52.5%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.