Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Tunisia
Tunisia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 183 countries
All-time high
4.7%
in 2021
All-time low
2.3%
in 2014
Years of data
11
2012–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Tunisia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Tunisia stood at 4.3%.
That represents a change of up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Tunisia peaked at 4.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2014.
Tunisia ranks 66th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.8% | — |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +53.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 4.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 40% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 4.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 5.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 5.2% compare
- 64 Djibouti 4.9% compare
- 65 Panama 4.4% compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 4.0% compare
- 68 Paraguay 3.9% compare
- 69 United States of America 3.8% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Tunisia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Tunisia was 4.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Tunisia ranks 66th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release