Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational was 1.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.9% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia peaked at 17.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
Tunisia ranks 49th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.5% | — |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -32.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -48.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -71.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +243.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -76.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +17.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 3.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +243.5% | 2.5% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.4% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 2.0% | 17.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- 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)
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 1.9% 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 17.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Tunisia ranks 49th out of 88 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 down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release