Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tunisia
Tunisia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 20.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tunisia stood at 20.7%.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tunisia peaked at 38.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 93rd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.8% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 20.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 20.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.1%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.3% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 28.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.7% | 25.7% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tunisia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Tunisia was 20.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Tunisia ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release