Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 98.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
37th
of 180 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2004
All-time low
86.0%
in 1978
Years of data
39
1971–2023
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tunisia, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tunisia stood at 98.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tunisia peaked at 98.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1978.
That places Tunisia 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 93.5% | — |
| 1975 | 87.4% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 86.0% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 88.6% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 90.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 92.6% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 93.6% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 98.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.4%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 98.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.2%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 86.0% | 93.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 92.6% | 88.6% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 93.6% | 96.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.2% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 96.0% | 96.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.3% | 98.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.54 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.91 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tunisia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Tunisia was 98.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1978.
- How does Tunisia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Tunisia ranks 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release