Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Tunisia
Tunisia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Tunisia, 1980–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia peaked at 1.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1986.
That places Tunisia 21st out of 173 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.3% | — |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia was 1.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1986.
- How does Tunisia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Tunisia ranks 21st out of 173 countries with data for 2015.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 tertiary 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