Education in Tunisia 2,780 indicators covering education for Tunisia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 58.5% 2018 up 7.3% 87th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 21,868 number 2018 up 3.2% 49th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 17.3% 2025 down 23.8% 38th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 45,224 2021 down 2.9% 36th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 22,799 2022 up 7.8% 54th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 57.4% 2022 up 4.4% 105th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 16,949 2022 down 2.4% 47th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 54.8% 2022 up 10.1% 95th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.7% 2009 up 6.5% 5th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 11,629 number 2019 up 18.9% 41st Teachers in upper secondary education, female 26,890 2022 up 7.8% 45th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.5% 2009 up 3.0% 43rd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 8.2% 2016 up 0.5% 31st Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 12.6% 2016 up 15.8% 22nd Teachers in upper secondary education, male 22,178 2022 down 11.9% 47th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 11,501 2021 down 14.9% 35th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 7,350 2021 down 15.8% 36th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 7.0% 2020 down 13.4% 36th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 8.7% 2020 up 18.0% 33rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 5.0% 2020 up 13.1% 43rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.09 GPIA 2016 up 3.1% 47th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 82.5% 2016 up 4.7% 105th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 74.8% 2016 up 1.1% 115th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 23,949 2023 up 72.8% 29th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 60 2023 — 39th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3,812 2023 up 83.7% 45th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 29,353 2023 up 72.1% 52nd Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2019 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2025 unchanged 5th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 8.5% 2020 up 143.0% 30th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 10,692 2023 up 9.3% 48th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 38.3% 151st Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 2,842 millions 2015 up 30.3% 75th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 14th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 6,642 2023 up 5.0% 44th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 6,213 2021 down 8.2% 38th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 7,885 number 2019 up 24.7% 38th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 4,050 2023 up 17.3% 63rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 4,451 2021 down 16.2% 39th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 7.5% 2020 down 24.4% 37th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 48th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 125.8% 49th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2023 up 2.0% 24th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 3.0% 2023 up 112.4% 45th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 3.7% 2023 up 111.4% 85th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 10 2023 — 108th Literacy rate, youth male 98.2% 2023 up 0.2% 45th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 16.87 2018 down 2.4% 120th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 42.6% 1985 down 21.5% 11th Literacy rate, youth total 98.2% 2023 up 1.3% 48th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 19.0% 1985 down 18.0% 29th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 10.2% 2016 up 484.6% 19th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 17.7% 2016 up 559.6% 12th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 14,859 2016 up 70.7% 54th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 6,264 2016 up 222.7% 58th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 8,595 2016 up 61.8% 50th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 3.3% 2020 up 58.8% 62nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 5.3% 2020 up 77.1% 58th Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 2,882 2023 down 75.3% 123rd Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 11,133 2023 down 44.6% 97th ← Previous Page 13 of 47 Next →