Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 9.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Tunisia, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 9.0% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Tunisia peaked at 15.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2020.
That places Tunisia 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.1% | — |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +44.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.4% | 14.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.4% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 28 Zambia 10.5% compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.4% compare
- 30 Eswatini 9.1% compare
- 32 Madagascar 8.8% compare
- 33 Togo 8.6% compare
- 34 Luxembourg 8.5% compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Tunisia?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Tunisia was 9.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Tunisia ranks 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release