Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 9.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia is 9.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia peaked at 23.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2023.
That places Tunisia 90th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15.3% | — |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -44.9% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +93.9% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -32.7% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -40.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 9.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 82% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 9.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.2%, 22% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +93.9% | 11.6% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 19.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 11.6% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.54 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.91 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,346 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (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 9.6% 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 23.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 113 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 54.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release