Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia is 19.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 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.
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
- 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 19.7% 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 37.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tunisia ranks 114th out of 141 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 43.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release