Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 10.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia stood at 10.5%.
The figure is down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia peaked at 19.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2014.
Tunisia ranks 87th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.7% | — |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -46.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +113.3% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 8.2% | 19.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia was 10.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tunisia ranks 87th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release