Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia
Tunisia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.5882 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5882 modelled data
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
176th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.09 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.5082 modelled data
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.5882 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5082 modelled data, in 2020.
That places Tunisia 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 modelled data | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9907 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9703 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.949 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9394 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.932 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9245 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9245 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9126 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8911 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8469 modelled data | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7717 modelled data | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.686 modelled data | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.641 modelled data | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5915 modelled data | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5538 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5082 modelled data | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5246 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5352 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5568 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.566 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5882 modelled data | +3.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.5882 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.928 modelled data, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.5882 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1 modelled data, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9929 modelled data | 0.932 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7744 modelled data | 0.5538 modelled data | 0.9245 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5465 modelled data | 0.5082 modelled data | 0.5882 modelled data | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia was 0.5882 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5082 modelled data in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Tunisia ranks 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release