Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 90.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia, 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia is 90.9%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia peaked at 98.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1979.
That places Tunisia 128th out of 219 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 79.7% | — |
| 1973 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 83.1% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 71.7% | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 70.4% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 68.5% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 68.2% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 68.6% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 71.9% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 75.3% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 77.3% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 79.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 80.2% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 86.0% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 89.5% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 93.2% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 96.4% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 98.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 93.7% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 91.3% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.3% | 68.2% | 83.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 77.2% | 68.6% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.2% | 89.5% | 98.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 88.1% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 86.0% | 93.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 642,334 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0526 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 695,193 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.057 units per person (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia was 90.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1979.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Tunisia ranks 128th out of 219 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release