Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 96.9% 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
Tunisia recorded 96.9% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia peaked at 99.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2011.
That places Tunisia 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 89.1% | — |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 85.1% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 78.7% | 96.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.88 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 537,847 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.08 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 509,188 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0847 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,813 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.29 % change on previous year (2016)
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 96.9% 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 99.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Tunisia ranks 160th out of 197 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 7.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release