Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia stood at 17.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia peaked at 27.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
Tunisia ranks 39th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -3.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 17.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 17.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.2%, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 17.6% | 24.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.3% | 20.8% | 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tunisia was 17.3% in 2025, 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 27.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Tunisia ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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