Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 72.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tunisia, 1979–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2021, lower secondary completion rate, male in Tunisia stood at 72.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Tunisia peaked at 72.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1979.
Tunisia ranks 123rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 19.7% | — |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 22.0% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 26.1% | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 33.5% | +28.5% |
| 1985 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 34.4% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | +28.3% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 20.5% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 34.7% | 53.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 59.4% | 69.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 61.2% | 66.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 120 Dominican Republic 74.3% compare
- 121 Cape Verde 74.0% compare
- 122 Micronesia, Federated States of 73.5% compare
- 124 Uruguay 72.7% compare
- 125 Morocco 71.9% compare
- 126 Afghanistan 71.5% compare
More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 509,188 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,813 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.29 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 305,918 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,764 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,362 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Tunisia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Tunisia was 72.8% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Tunisia ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.