Education · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
Tunisia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 44.6% (2016). Primary enrolment is 104.4% (2023), 55th of 191 in the world and 5th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa. Primary completion is 93.6% (2021), 95th of 168 in the world and 12th of 19 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Tunisia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 44.6%2016 | — | — | 15.9% | 44.3%2012 | · | +24.4 ppsince 2002 | 33.8% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 104.4%2023 | 55/191 | 5/19 | 114.6% | 103.6% | 104.0% | −1.6 ppsince 2013 | 94.6% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 93.6%2021 | 95/168 | 12/19 | 88.0% | 97.3% | 95.8% | −3.7 ppsince 2010 | 83.7% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 90.3%2016 | — | — | 72.5% | 88.1% | · | +4.4 ppsince 2006 | 65.8% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 82.4%2021 | 108/168 | 13/19 | · | 72.3% | 82.4%2021 | +10.2 ppsince 2010 | 66.7% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 38.1%2023 | 101/172 | 15/19 | 18.2% | 36.0% | 32.5% | +3.9 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.1%2023 | 130/178 | 13/17 | 4.8% | 3.3% | 1.8% | +0.3 ppsince 2013 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 86.2%2023 | 95/141 | 13/18 | · | 79.1% | 83.7%2021 | +6.0 ppsince 2012 | 75.6% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 98.2%2023 | 76/148 | 12/19 | · | 97.2% | 98.9%2021 | +1.3 ppsince 2012 | 86.9% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 16.92018 | 98/173 | 12/20 | 23.2 | 17.1 | 16.92018 | −2.4%since 2008 | 21.3 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 6.7%2023 | 16/184 | 2/16 | 6.2% | 6.0% | 7.3% | +0.8 ppsince 2012 | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 17.3%2025 | 36/179 | 3/15 | 24.6% | 24.8% | 20.8% | −5.4 ppsince 2015 | 13.1% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+24.4 pp44.6% in 2016
- Secondary enrolment+4.4 pp90.3% in 2016
- Lower secondary completion+10.2 pp82.4% in 2021
- Tertiary enrolment+3.9 pp38.1% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−3.7 pp93.6% in 2021
- Out-of-school children+0.3 pp1.1% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Tunisia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tunisia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tunisia | Algeria | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 44.6%2016 | 79.1%2011 | 9.8%2006 |
| Primary enrolment | 104.4%2023 | 105.5%2025 | 107.0%2006 |
| Primary completion | 93.6%2021 | 98.2%2025 | — |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.3%2016 | 105.2%2024 | 97.6%2006 |
| Lower secondary completion | 82.4%2021 | 79.0%2025 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment | 38.1%2023 | 54.4%2024 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 1.1%2023 | 1.6%2025 | — |
| Adult literacy | 86.2%2023 | 75.1%2008 | — |
| Youth literacy | 98.2%2023 | 93.8%2008 | — |