Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Tunisia, 1992–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 17.3% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Tunisia peaked at 27.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
That places Tunisia 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 20.7% | 26.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 17.6% | 24.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.3% | 20.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 10.1% (2025)
- Trade 101.4% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -8.1% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -14.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Trade in services 29.5% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 54.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 94.42 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 15.2% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 31.51 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Tunisia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Tunisia was 17.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Tunisia ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.