Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 25.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Tunisia, 2003–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 25.2% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Tunisia peaked at 32.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2003.
That places Tunisia 58th out of 63 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.0% | — |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 26.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 22.0% | 27.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.2% | 32.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Tunisia?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Tunisia was 25.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2003.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Tunisia ranks 58th out of 63 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).