Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of total government spending on essential … education was 15.3% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia, 2000–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2012, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia stood at 15.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia peaked at 20.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2012.
Tunisia ranks 32nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.1% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -3.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 15.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 15.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.4%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 18.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 18.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.54 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.91 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia was 15.3% in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2012.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Tunisia ranks 32nd out of 130 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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