Expenditure on secondary education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Expenditure on secondary education was 71.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on secondary education in Tunisia, 1980–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure on education.
Analysis
In 2015, expenditure on secondary education in Tunisia stood at 71.6%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on secondary education in Tunisia peaked at 71.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1993.
Tunisia ranks 1st of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Expenditure on secondary education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure on education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.9% | — |
| 1981 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 38.4% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 37.9% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 32.2% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.9% | 35.9% | 39.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 31.1% | 43.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 38.1% | 47.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 71.6% | 71.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 2 Bangladesh 64.3% compare
- 3 Mauritius 62.7% compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 60.8% compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on secondary education in Tunisia?
- Expenditure on secondary education in Tunisia was 71.6% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest expenditure on secondary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest expenditure on secondary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1993.
- How does Tunisia rank for expenditure on secondary education?
- Tunisia ranks 1st out of 149 countries with data for 2015.
- Is expenditure on secondary education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.