Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Tunisia
Tunisia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.6875 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6875 modelled data
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
163rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9231 modelled data
in 2001
All-time low
0.5294 modelled data
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Tunisia stood at 0.6875 modelled data.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Tunisia peaked at 0.9231 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5294 modelled data, in 2017.
Tunisia ranks 163rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8889 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9231 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.88 modelled data | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8333 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7826 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7727 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.75 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6842 modelled data | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5882 modelled data | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5333 modelled data | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5333 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5294 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.55 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5417 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5862 modelled data | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5882 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6154 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6279 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6522 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6875 modelled data | +5.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.6875 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.6875 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9587 modelled data, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8475 modelled data | 0.7826 modelled data | 0.9231 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6083 modelled data | 0.5294 modelled data | 0.7727 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6262 modelled data | 0.5862 modelled data | 0.6875 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Tunisia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Tunisia was 0.6875 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9231 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5294 modelled data in 2017.
- How does Tunisia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Tunisia ranks 163rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 children of primary 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