Tunisia: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

Since 1971 it is down 61.74% from 29,096 in 1971 (1.83% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 14 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Tunisia's children out of school, primary, male fell 26.1% on 2022 (from 15,074 to 11,133).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2022), the average change was −1.3% and a typical year strayed about 24.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 103.4% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 51.5% in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Tunisia had the 15th highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tunisia in the 2023 ranking

• Nicaragua — 12th of 30: 27,762
• West Bank and Gaza — 13th of 30: 26,504
• Italy — 14th of 30: 25,456
• Timor-Leste — 16th of 30: 8,710
• Guyana — 17th of 30: 8,547
• Belgium — 18th of 30: 6,672

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Algeria — 65,258 (2022)
• Bahrain — 3,489 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 289,060 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 91,080 (2020)
• Israel — 15,104 (2024)
• Jordan — 12,306 (2024)
• Kuwait — 18,443 (2016)
• Lebanon — 75,674 (2024)
• Morocco — 71,553 (2019)
• Oman — 11,567 (2024)
• Qatar

More education data for Tunisia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.45 (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 38.12% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 49.4% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 27.38% (2023)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.34 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Tunisia's children out of school, primary, male?

11,133 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 61.74% from 29,096 in 1971 (1.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 73,652 in 1978 and the lowest 9,073 in 2004.

How does Tunisia rank?

15th highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, male unusual for Tunisia?

In 2023, Tunisia's children out of school, primary, male fell 26.1% on 2022 (from 15,074 to 11,133). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1982 to 2022), the average change was −1.3% and a typical year strayed about 24.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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