Secondary education, pupils in Tunisia
Tunisia: Secondary education, pupils was 51.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Tunisia, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Tunisia is 51.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Tunisia peaked at 51.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1971.
That places Tunisia 29th out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.6% | — |
| 1972 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 29.2% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 31.5% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 33.7% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 35.2% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 36.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 36.5% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 37.3% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 37.6% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 38.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 40.1% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 46.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.9% | 27.6% | 36.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 36.5% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 42.5% | 49.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 49.9% | 51.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 49.8% | 51.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 26 Palestine, State of 51.4% compare
- 27 Nepal 51.4% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.4% compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 51.3% compare
- 31 Mongolia 51.3% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 51.3% compare
More education data for Tunisia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.42 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Tunisia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Tunisia was 51.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1971.
- How does Tunisia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Tunisia ranks 29th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.