Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 86.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 86.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2016.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia peaked at 95.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2009.
Tunisia ranks 81st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.8% | — |
| 2001 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +2.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 86.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.0%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 86.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.9%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.7% | 83.6% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 84.1% | 86.3% | 3 |
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Tunisia was 86.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2009.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Tunisia ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release