Education in Tunisia

2,780 indicators covering education for Tunisia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.49 GPIA 2023 up 81.5% 62nd
School enrollment, secondary, private 7.2% 2016 up 53.5% 129th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2020 up 0.7% 75th
School enrollment, primary 97.8% 2013 down 0.1% 31st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 98.0% 2020 up 3.0% 47th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 96.7% 2020 up 2.2% 50th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.06 GPIA 2016 up 0.9% 44th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.3% 2009 down 95.1% 155th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 2.5% 2009 down 52.5% 103rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 89.5% 2023 up 9.8% 52nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 82.4% 2021 up 14.0% 118th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 84.1% 2023 up 16.8% 54th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 95.1% 2023 up 4.1% 42nd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.88 GPIA 2023 up 11.4% 56th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 35.1% 2023 up 219.5% 57th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 86.2% 2023 up 7.5% 55th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 80.1% 2023 up 11.0% 54th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 92.7% 2023 up 4.8% 47th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 98.2% 2023 up 1.3% 48th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.86 GPIA 2023 up 4.9% 62nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 98.2% 2023 up 0.2% 45th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2023 up 2.0% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 82.7% 2016 up 6.6% 74th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 12,746 2023 up 53.4% 29th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 15,909 2023 up 52.2% 49th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 8 2023 up 60.0% 133rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 549 2023 up 20.4% 53rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2,398 2023 up 63.8% 43rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 99 2023 down 27.2% 53rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 6 2023 101st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 27 2023 41st
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 5th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 10,579 number 2012 up 163.2% 50th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 45.1% 56th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 9.1% 2023 up 186.5% 124th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 116th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 98.1% 2023 up 2.5% 53rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 11.9% 53rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 49th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2018 down 0.2% 44th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 3 2023 down 40.0% 162nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 3 2023 down 40.0% 154th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.6% 2023 up 97.7% 46th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 3.9% 2023 up 83.7% 83rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 3.1% 2023 up 85.1% 43rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 93.1% 138th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 24.0% 163rd
Share of primary school teachers who are women 71.9% 2023 up 23.8% 132nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 24.0% 173rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.5491 GPIA 2016 down 9.6% 157th
Share of students studying abroad 9.6% 2023 up 89.8% 61st
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 28,991 2019 down 37.5% 29th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 24,533 2019 up 24.6% 30th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 53,524 2019 down 19.0% 31st
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 54.0% 2019 down 22.9% 17th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 9,851 2021 up 124.7% 51st
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th