Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tunisia
Tunisia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tunisia is 4.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 263.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tunisia peaked at 4.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
That places Tunisia 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 4.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.8%, 70% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 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, both sexes in Tunisia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Tunisia was 4.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Tunisia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Tunisia ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release