Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 24.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 24.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia peaked at 56.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2023.
Tunisia ranks 103rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 51.8% | — |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -39.5% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4% | 51.8% | 55.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 33.9% | 56.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 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 24.1% 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 56.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tunisia ranks 103rd out of 108 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 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release