Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tunisia
Tunisia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 98.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
54th
of 200 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2013
All-time low
73.5%
in 1975
Years of data
46
1971–2023
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tunisia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tunisia is 98.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tunisia peaked at 99.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1975.
Tunisia ranks 54th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 79.5% | — |
| 1975 | 73.5% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 76.0% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 78.5% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 80.5% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 83.0% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 85.9% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 88.7% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 92.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.8% | 73.5% | 79.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 86.6% | 78.5% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 91.0% | 94.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.2% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.7% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,764 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,362 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,556 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tunisia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Tunisia was 98.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1975.
- How does Tunisia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Tunisia ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release