Education in Tunisia

2,780 indicators covering education for Tunisia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Official entrance age to primary education 6 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 38th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 2025 unchanged 21st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 9th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in years 4 2025 unchanged 4th
Number of primary education enrolments 1.34 million 2023 up 25.8% 21st
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 96.2 2020 up 4.6% 87th
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 89.1 2020 up 20.4% 75th
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 65.8 2020 up 40.0% 76th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 220.6% 26th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 220.6% 20th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 172.4% 92nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, female 0.0% 2023 up 172.4% 94th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 0 millions 2015 70th
School-age population 547,998 2025 down 9.4% 24th
School-age population 613,700 2025 up 24.7% 28th
School-age population 730,779 2025 up 7.0% 21st
School-age population 1.27 million 2025 up 22.1% 21st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 7,420 number 2018 up 46.5% 25th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 576,320 number 2014 down 5.2% 38th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 1.77 million number 2014 down 6.8% 37th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 1.20 million number 2014 down 7.5% 34th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2015 69th
Number of pre-primary education enrolments 250,813 2016 up 142.8% 28th
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female 85.4% 2023 down 10.0% 139th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 30,653 number 2014 down 19.2% 44th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 67,069 number 2014 down 43.0% 43rd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 36,417 number 2014 down 54.3% 42nd
Average years of schooling 7.43 years 2020 up 14.7% 108th
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships 17.23 million 2024 up 29.7% 21st
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 20.8% 2016 up 53.5% 139th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 15.81 pupils per teacher 2023 down 9.3% 73rd
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2019 unchanged 15th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 3.8% 2020 down 38.0% 41st
Population, ages 3-5, female 250,086 2015 up 9.2% 87th
Population, ages 3-5, male 267,048 2015 up 9.4% 85th
Population, ages 3-5, total 517,134 2015 up 9.3% 86th
Population, ages 4-6, female 249,451 2015 up 8.2% 88th
Population, ages 4-6, male 266,329 2015 up 8.4% 85th
Population, ages 4-6, total 515,780 2015 up 8.3% 86th
Population, ages 5-9, female 410,270 2015 up 1.9% 87th
Population, ages 5-9, male 437,822 2015 up 2.0% 86th
Population, ages 5-9, total 848,092 2015 up 2.0% 86th
Population, ages 5-10, female 490,197 2015 down 0.3% 87th
Population, ages 5-10, male 523,036 2015 down 0.1% 86th
Population, ages 5-10, total 1.01 million 2015 down 0.2% 87th
Population, ages 5-11, female 569,463 2015 down 2.5% 87th
Population, ages 5-11, male 607,501 2015 down 2.3% 86th
Population, ages 5-11, total 1.18 million 2015 down 2.4% 87th
Population, ages 6-9, female 327,047 2015 up 0.3% 87th
Population, ages 6-9, male 348,966 2015 up 0.4% 86th
Population, ages 6-9, total 676,013 2015 up 0.4% 86th
Population, ages 6-10, female 406,974 2015 down 1.9% 87th
Population, ages 6-10, male 434,180 2015 down 1.8% 86th
Population, ages 6-10, total 841,154 2015 down 1.8% 87th
Population, ages 6-11, female 486,240 2015 down 4.2% 87th
Population, ages 6-11, male 518,645 2015 down 4.0% 86th
Population, ages 6-11, total 1.00 million 2015 down 4.1% 87th
Population, ages 6-12, female 564,943 2015 down 6.3% 87th
Population, ages 6-12, male 602,482 2015 down 6.1% 85th