Tunisia: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Tunisia's secondary education, general pupils rose 1% on 2017 (from 952,672 to 962,180).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2017), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 5.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19.2% in 1983 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.2% in 1976. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 10,199 a year. A straight line explains 72% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2018, Tunisia had the 27th highest value of the 85 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 2018 ranking

• Mozambique — 24th of 85: 1.2 million
• Senegal — 25th of 85: 1.06 million
• Malawi — 26th of 85: 1.04 million
• Cambodia — 28th of 85: 955,656
• Mali — 29th of 85: 918,775
• Guatemala — 30th of 85: 875,321

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 46 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 3.04 million (2018)
• Algeria — 4.08 million (2018)
• Bahrain — 92,483 (2018)
• Djibouti — 60,822 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 7.12 million (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 4.92 million (2017)
• Israel — 657,883 (2017)
• Jordan — 766,641 (2018)
• Kuwait — 324,426 (2018)
• Lebanon — 339,951 (2018)
• Malta

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 secondary education, general pupils?

962,180 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 513.16% from 156,922 in 1972 (4.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.15 million in 2007 and the lowest 144,812 in 1976.

How does Tunisia rank?

27th highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Tunisia?

In 2018, Tunisia's secondary education, general pupils rose 1% on 2017 (from 952,672 to 962,180). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2017), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 5.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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