Education in Tunisia

2,780 indicators covering education for Tunisia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 9,963 2021 up 12.4% 45th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 12,111 2021 up 228.9% 39th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 301,030 2023 up 12.6% 79th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 6.7% 2023 up 13.2% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 78.9% 2016 up 12.0% 98th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 5,273 2021 down 10.4% 50th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 10,389 2021 down 11.0% 43rd
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 95th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 9.6% 2025 up 17.1% 80th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.0% 2025 down 1.4% 88th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 11.9% 2025 up 29.3% 77th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 20.7% 2025 down 39.8% 93rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 11.8% 2025 down 57.7% 122nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 29.1% 2025 down 28.3% 73rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.0% 2025 up 263.6% 103rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.3% 2025 up 312.5% 105th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 4.8% 2025 up 220.0% 101st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.4055 modelled data 2025 down 41.0% 192nd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 516,901 2016 down 13.9% 62nd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.6077 GPIA 1985 up 23.0% 116th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 6.7% 2023 up 13.2% 18th
Primary education, pupils 48.0% 2018 up 0.4% 153rd
Inequality in education 0.2909 2023 down 15.9% 47th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 14.7% 2016 up 17.5% 20th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 89.8% 2016 up 15.3% 81st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 68.9% 2016 up 8.4% 109th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.3 GPI 2016 up 6.4% 5th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 282,336 2016 down 12.4% 60th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.5882 modelled data 2025 down 23.8% 176th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 11 2025 unchanged 108th
End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 109th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 88.1% 126th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 234,565 2016 down 15.7% 64th
Tertiary education, academic staff 47.2% 2012 up 34.0% 72nd
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2023 unchanged 80th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 39,728 2021 down 0.6% 26th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.6875 modelled data 2025 up 28.9% 163rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 4.4% 2016 up 313.0% 58th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 6.9% 2016 up 372.0% 52nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 2.1% 2023 up 92.3% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 101.3% 2023 down 3.0% 70th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 25.6% 150th
Persistence to grade 5, female 98.9% 2020 up 2.6% 27th
Persistence to grade 5, male 98.2% 2020 up 2.3% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 103.4% 2023 down 1.9% 59th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 103.3% 2023 down 1.5% 55th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 99.4% 2023 down 4.4% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 2.8% 43rd
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 11.3% 2023 up 80.1% 34th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 25.6% 156th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 14.1% 2023 up 78.8% 64th
School enrollment, secondary 32.4% 1985 up 59.4% 140th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 1.19 million 2019 down 2.9% 22nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.4 years 2023 down 1.0% 71st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 103.4% 2023 down 1.8% 59th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9998 GPIA 2023 up 0.3% 86th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 103.5% 2023 down 2.1% 63rd
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th