Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Tunisia
Tunisia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.6% | — |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +419.5% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -39.9% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -53.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 19.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.1%, 75% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 19.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.8%, 38% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +419.5% | 6.6% | 34.3% |
| 2015 | +69.2% | 24.6% | 41.6% |
| 2023 | -53.5% | 41.8% | 19.4% |
| 2014 | -39.9% | 40.9% | 24.6% |
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 |
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 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