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 7.0% 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
Tunisia recorded 7.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tunisia peaked at 12.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 88th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +28.9% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +22.4% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 3.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 85 Bulgaria 7.6% compare
- 86 Palestine, State of 7.1% compare
- 86 Tajikistan 7.1% compare
- 89 Montserrat 6.9% compare
- 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.5% compare
- 90 South Africa 6.5% compare
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 7.0% 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 12.5% 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 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Tunisia ranks 88th 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 down 1.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release