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 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia stood at 9.6%.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia peaked at 12.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.
That places Tunisia 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +21.7% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +14.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 9.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 9.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 5.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 9.6% | 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 9.6% 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 12.0% 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 4.6% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Tunisia ranks 80th out of 206 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 up 17.1%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release