Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 6.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Tunisia, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Tunisia stood at 6.7%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Tunisia peaked at 7.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1981.
Tunisia ranks 18th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 15 Montserrat 7.2% compare
- 16 Venezuela 6.9% compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 6.8% compare
- 19 Lesotho 6.6% compare
- 20 Moldova 6.6% compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.5% compare
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0246 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.746 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 50.69 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 44.88 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.6837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.9248 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Tunisia?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Tunisia was 6.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1981.
- How does Tunisia rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Tunisia ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.