Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tunisia
Tunisia: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 104.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tunisia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tunisia stood at 104.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tunisia peaked at 114.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 1974.
Tunisia ranks 71st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.5% | 90.9% | 105.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 106.6% | 99.1% | 110.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.5% | 110.7% | 114.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 102.4% | 114.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.4% | 103.6% | 106.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 104.2% | 104.0% | 104.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 68 Costa Rica 104.8% compare
- 69 Iraq 104.6% compare
- 70 Uruguay 104.5% compare
- 72 Brazil 104.3% compare
- 73 Netherlands 104.2% compare
- 74 Saudi Arabia 104.0% compare
More education data for Tunisia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 84,596 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.82 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tunisia?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tunisia was 104.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 114.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 1974.
- How does Tunisia rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Tunisia ranks 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.