Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia is 98.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia peaked at 99.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2011.
Tunisia ranks 157th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 89.5% | — |
| 2000 | 88.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 93.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 87.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 82.7% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia was 98.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Tunisia ranks 157th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release