Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Tunisia
Tunisia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.4055 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4055 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
192nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8585 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.3957 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Tunisia stood at 0.4055 modelled data.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Tunisia peaked at 0.8585 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3957 modelled data, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 192nd of 205 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8585 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.8478 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8281 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8058 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7778 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7637 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7524 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7476 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.741 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7273 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7125 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.705 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6988 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6968 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6959 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6872 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6725 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.646 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.607 modelled data | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5606 modelled data | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5119 modelled data | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4715 modelled data | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4377 modelled data | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4113 modelled data | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3957 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4055 modelled data | +2.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.4055 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9783 modelled data, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.4055 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9361 modelled data, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.785 modelled data | 0.7273 modelled data | 0.8585 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6682 modelled data | 0.5606 modelled data | 0.7125 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4389 modelled data | 0.3957 modelled data | 0.5119 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 189 Cook Islands 0.4667 modelled data compare
- 190 Samoa 0.4533 modelled data compare
- 191 Croatia 0.4156 modelled data compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3882 modelled data compare
- 194 Montserrat 0.3644 modelled data compare
- 195 Ukraine 0.303 modelled data 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Tunisia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Tunisia was 0.4055 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8585 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3957 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Tunisia ranks 192nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. 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 youth of upper 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