Tunisia's secondary education, vocational pupils was 94,981 in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 15.85% from 112,869 in 2006 (1.71% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 94,981 | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 160,841 | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 112,869 | 2006 |
| Highest | 160,841 | 2011 |
| Lowest | 12,148 | 1993 |
| Average since 2007 | 112,751 | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 42,707 | 1972 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Tunisia's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 53.2% on 2015 (from 62,005 to 94,981).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2015), the average change was +14.8% and a typical year strayed about 88.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above 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 384% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 67.7% in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 7,866 a year. A straight line explains 51% of the movement over 9 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 2016, Tunisia had the 4th highest value of the 12 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 94,981 | 2016 |
| World | 62.5 million | 2018 |
| Lower middle income | 15.5 million | 2018 |
Closest to Tunisia in the 2016 ranking
What this measures
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 42 values
| Year | Secondary education, vocational pupils |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 94,981 |
| 2015 | 62,005 |
| 2014 | 62,221 |
| 2013 | 99,345 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | 160,841 |
| 2010 | 139,840 |
| 2009 | 142,721 |
| 2008 | 132,476 |
| 2007 | 120,330 |
| 2006 |
Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 21,902 (2018)
- Bahrain — 6,543 (2018)
- Djibouti — 4,677 (2019)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.02 million (2018)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 763,440 (2017)
- Israel — 161,579 (2017)
- Jordan — 23,181 (2018)
- Kuwait — 7,275 (2015)
- Lebanon — 62,551 (2018)
- Malta — 4,981 (2017)
- Morocco
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tunisia's secondary education, vocational pupils?
- 94,981 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 122.4% from 42,707 in 1972 (1.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 160,841 in 2011 and the lowest 12,148 in 1993.
- How does Tunisia rank?
- 4th highest of 12 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Tunisia?
- In 2016, Tunisia's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 53.2% on 2015 (from 62,005 to 94,981). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2015), the average change was +14.8% and a typical year strayed about 88.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above 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.VO, 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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