Education in Tunisia 2,780 indicators covering education for Tunisia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 6,280 2021 up 222.7% 39th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 11,883 2021 up 240.2% 31st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.1% 2023 up 7.8% 157th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 547,998 2025 down 9.4% 98th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 530,562 2019 down 0.5% 25th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 1.72 million 2019 down 2.2% 23rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 69.0% 2019 down 1.4% 9th School age population, early childhood education, female 267,001 2025 down 8.4% 99th School age population, early childhood education, male 280,997 2025 down 10.4% 98th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 77.4% 2016 up 9.6% 112th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 18,851 2021 down 15.2% 38th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 69,243 2021 down 6.8% 35th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.41 years 2023 down 1.0% 71st School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.38 years 2023 down 1.0% 73rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9968 GPIA 2023 down 0.0% 103rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 7.0% 2020 up 16.3% 39th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% 2016 up 0.2% 94th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 9.6% 2016 up 21.2% 111th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 86.7% 2016 up 11.6% 95th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.21 GPI 2016 up 2.7% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 68.5% 2016 up 7.2% 126th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 3.1% 2023 down 67.4% 36th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.6% 2023 down 92.8% 56th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 96.9% 2023 up 7.1% 160th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 78.6% 2016 up 2.9% 108th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.4% 2023 up 8.5% 143rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 10,664 2021 down 11.7% 41st Progression to secondary school, male 97.9% 2016 up 4.4% 66th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 90.4% 2016 down 1.8% 76th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 267,154 number 2019 down 27.6% 76th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.9% 2023 down 79.1% 49th School enrollment, secondary, female 26.2% 1985 up 75.8% 145th School enrollment, secondary, male 38.4% 1985 up 50.5% 135th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 9.6% 2016 up 21.2% 118th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 98.9% 2023 down 0.3% 54th Government expenditure on education, US$ 2,848 millions 2015 up 36.8% 76th Progression to secondary school, female 97.5% 2016 up 3.2% 80th Expenditure on tertiary education 23.9% 2015 down 0.8% 49th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 6.0% 2015 up 0.1% 20th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 23,730 number 2018 up 31.8% 53rd Literacy rate, youth female 98.1% 2023 up 2.5% 53rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 4.3% 2020 up 70.2% 65th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 30.6% 1985 down 20.2% 19th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 12,218 2021 down 10.6% 29th Children out of school, primary 14,015 2023 up 80.7% 103rd Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 14,015 2023 up 80.7% 103rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 27,510 2021 up 4.5% 19th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.1% 2023 up 41.5% 151st Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 37,408 number 2018 down 3.8% 51st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 86.3% 2016 down 2.4% 81st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.8% 2016 down 1.5% 73rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 13.7% 2016 up 18.0% 111th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 6.2% 2016 up 30.8% 118th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 39,748 2022 up 3.2% 52nd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 24,019 2021 down 13.3% 39th Enrolment in secondary education, female 537,847 number 2016 down 15.4% 65th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 9 2023 up 12.5% 141st Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 49,068 2022 down 0.0% 47th ← Previous Page 12 of 47 Next →