School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia
Tunisia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.11 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.11 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
86th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.50 million number
in 2002
All-time low
819,231 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.11 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia peaked at 1.50 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 819,231 number, in 1970.
That places Tunisia 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 819,231 number | — |
| 1971 | 853,171 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 876,041 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 895,360 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 915,013 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 938,150 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 963,945 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 986,182 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.01 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.03 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.09 million number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.14 million number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.17 million number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.31 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.38 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.41 million number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.45 million number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.50 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.50 million number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million number | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.36 million number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million number | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.22 million number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 million number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 million number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 928,488 number | 819,231 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.50 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.11 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 83 Netherlands 1.20 million number compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 1.15 million number compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 1.14 million number compare
- 87 Honduras 1.03 million number compare
- 88 Laos 1.02 million number compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 1.02 million number compare
More education data for Tunisia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia was 1.11 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,231 number in 1970.
- How does Tunisia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Tunisia ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.