Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 29.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 29.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Tunisia peaked at 42.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 29.1% | +4.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 29.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 29.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.8%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.6% | 40.7% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 35.5% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 27.8% | 33.6% | 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, male in Tunisia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Tunisia was 29.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Tunisia ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release