Education in Tunisia

2,780 indicators covering education for Tunisia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 415,012 2025 down 14.9% 88th
School age population, tertiary education, female 392,980 2025 down 18.0% 88th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 807,992 2025 down 16.4% 88th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 317,690 2025 up 25.0% 88th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 296,010 2025 up 24.4% 91st
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 613,700 2025 up 24.7% 90th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 114,411 2025 up 34.5% 82nd
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 107,129 2025 up 34.2% 82nd
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 221,540 2025 up 34.3% 82nd
School age population, primary education, male 654,943 2025 up 21.3% 82nd
School age population, primary education, female 619,246 2025 up 22.9% 83rd
School age population, primary education, both sexes 1.27 million 2025 up 22.1% 83rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 102,649 2025 up 5.5% 86th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 97,330 2025 up 7.5% 86th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 199,979 2025 up 6.4% 86th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 100,587 2025 down 1.4% 86th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 95,476 2025 up 0.8% 86th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 196,063 2025 down 0.3% 86th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 280,997 2025 down 10.4% 87th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 267,001 2025 down 8.4% 88th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 547,998 2025 down 9.4% 87th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 1.34 million 2023 up 25.8% 79th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 98.9% 2023 down 0.3% 54th
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Primary education, pupils 1.34 million 2023 up 25.8% 79th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 1.05 million 2016 down 16.0% 73rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.3267 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.1% 98th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 105.3% 2023 down 1.1% 64th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9825 GPIA 2023 down 0.9% 138th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 103.5% 2023 down 1.9% 71st
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.35 years 2023 down 0.5% 61st
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.23 years 2023 down 1.5% 66th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 1.1% 2023 up 41.5% 151st
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 0.998 % change on previous year 2018 up 154.2% 103rd
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9807 GPIA 2023 down 1.0% 142nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 99.9% 2016 up 6.1% 76th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 106.7% 2016 up 8.2% 36th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.98 years 2016 up 5.3% 34th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2016 up 2.2% 6th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 13.86 years 2016 up 7.6% 15th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 122,346 2016 up 146.8% 78th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 128,467 2016 up 139.0% 76th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 88,316 2021 up 44.0% 48th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.1979 units per square kilometre 2021 up 39.9% 54th
Government expenditure on education, total 6.7% 2023 up 13.2% 17th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.3706 units per square kilometre 2021 up 46.2% 42nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2016 up 26.6% 65th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.61 number per square kilometre 2016 up 142.8% 114th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 96.7% 2020 up 2.2% 50th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.0% 2020 up 3.0% 47th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0082 units per person 2016 down 24.5% 81st
Secondary education, vocational pupils 94,981 2016 down 15.8% 71st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 89,644 2023 up 6.0% 61st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.29 % change on previous year 2016 down 65.8% 39th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.577 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.0% 101st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.6114 units per square kilometre 2016 down 15.8% 84th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 99.5% 2023 up 2.0% 13th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 90.3% 2016 up 5.1% 115th
Number of under-five deaths, male 1,101 2024 down 50.1% 94th