Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Tunisia
Tunisia: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 4.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Tunisia, 1980–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 4.5% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2015. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia peaked at 4.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1981.
Tunisia ranks 3rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.9% | — |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 1 Sierra Leone 1,011.1% compare
- 2 Algeria 5.0% compare
- 4 Kiribati 4.0% compare
- 5 Cuba 3.7% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 3.6% 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 government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia was 4.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1981.
- How does Tunisia rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Tunisia ranks 3rd out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release