Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia

Tunisia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 90.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
90.9%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
115th
of 205 countries
All-time high
98.1%
in 1993
All-time low
68.2%
in 1979
Years of data
43
1972–2016

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia, 1972–2016

0204060801001972199420161972: 79.7 %1973: 80.5 %1974: 80.7 %1975: 83.1 %1976: 71.7 %1977: 70.4 %1978: 68.5 %1979: 68.2 %1980: 68.6 %1981: 69.4 %1982: 71.9 %1983: 75.3 %1984: 77.3 %1985: 79.3 %1986: 80.2 %1987: 81.8 %1988: 82.2 %1989: 86 %1990: 89.5 %1991: 93.2 %1992: 96.4 %1993: 98.1 %1994: 93.7 %1995: 93.6 %1996: 93.5 %1997: 98 %1998: 91.3 %2000: 90.5 %2001: 93.1 %2002: 94.6 %2003: 97.6 %2004: 92.8 %2005: 91.7 %2006: 90.9 %2007: 90.5 %2008: 89.5 %2009: 88.1 %2010: 88 %2011: 86 %2013: 90.7 %2014: 93.9 %2015: 93.8 %2016: 90.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia stood at 90.9%.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia peaked at 98.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1979.

That places Tunisia 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Tunisia, 1972 to 2016.
Year % Change
1972 79.7%
1973 80.5% +1.1%
1974 80.7% +0.2%
1975 83.1% +3.0%
1976 71.7% -13.6%
1977 70.4% -1.8%
1978 68.5% -2.8%
1979 68.2% -0.5%
1980 68.6% +0.7%
1981 69.4% +1.2%
1982 71.9% +3.5%
1983 75.3% +4.8%
1984 77.3% +2.6%
1985 79.3% +2.6%
1986 80.2% +1.1%
1987 81.8% +2.0%
1988 82.2% +0.5%
1989 86.0% +4.6%
1990 89.5% +4.1%
1991 93.2% +4.1%
1992 96.4% +3.4%
1993 98.1% +1.7%
1994 93.7% -4.5%
1995 93.6% -0.1%
1996 93.5% -0.1%
1997 98.0% +4.8%
1998 91.3% -6.8%
2000 90.5% -0.9%
2001 93.1% +2.9%
2002 94.6% +1.6%
2003 97.6% +3.2%
2004 92.8% -4.9%
2005 91.7% -1.2%
2006 90.9% -0.8%
2007 90.5% -0.5%
2008 89.5% -1.1%
2009 88.1% -1.5%
2010 88.0% -0.2%
2011 86.0% -2.2%
2013 90.7% +5.5%
2014 93.9% +3.5%
2015 93.8% -0.1%
2016 90.9% -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 75.3% 68.2% 83.1% 8
1980s 77.2% 68.6% 86.0% 10
1990s 94.2% 89.5% 98.1% 9
2000s 91.9% 88.1% 97.6% 10
2010s 90.6% 86.0% 93.9% 6

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  1. 112 Papua New Guinea 91.4% compare
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  3. 114 Tuvalu 91.1% compare
  4. 116 Mozambique 90.8% compare
  5. 117 Republic of Korea 90.6% compare
  6. 118 Burundi 90.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Tunisia was 90.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1993.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1979.
How does Tunisia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Tunisia ranks 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2016.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.