Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 82.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total in Tunisia stood at 82.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Tunisia peaked at 82.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1979.
Tunisia ranks 114th 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 16.1% | — |
| 1980 | 17.1% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 22.9% | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +26.9% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 31.6% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 31.5% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 32.5% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 42.8% | +31.6% |
| 1992 | 40.1% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 42.9% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 46.4% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 50.3% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 17.1% | 33.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 32.5% | 54.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 66.2% | 77.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 68.4% | 73.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 82.4% | 82.4% | 1 |
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- 111 Cape Verde 83.0% compare
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- 115 Malaysia 81.5% compare
- 116 Guyana 81.3% compare
- 117 Azerbaijan 80.3% compare
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Tunisia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Tunisia was 82.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Tunisia ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, total (% 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.