Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 19.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia stood at 19.4%.
The figure is down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Tunisia peaked at 41.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1980.
That places Tunisia 121st out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (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 19.4% 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 41.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Tunisia ranks 121st out of 142 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 52.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release