Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia
Tunisia: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 49,872 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 49,872 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia peaked at 50,116 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29,555 number, in 1999.
That places Tunisia 40th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29,555 number | — |
| 2000 | 31,041 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 33,625 number | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 30,697 number | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 34,255 number | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 47,859 number | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 49,070 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 50,116 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49,872 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,555 number | 29,555 number | 29,555 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 35,495 number | 30,697 number | 47,859 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 49,686 number | 49,070 number | 50,116 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 84,596 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Tunisia was 49,872 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 50,116 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,555 number in 1999.
- How does Tunisia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Tunisia ranks 40th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.