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Children out of school — Tunisia

Children out of school in Tunisia in 2023 — 14,015 people. Ranked 76 in the world out of 148. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 92.3%.

2023 14,015 people −29.7% vs 2022
World rank 76of 148
Period maximum 267,100 people1978
Period minimum 7,758 people2013

Trend over time

1971–2023 · people

Children out of school — Tunisia, 1971–20230100,000200,000300,00019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 181,368 people1975: 261,639 people1978: 267,100 people1979: 248,786 people1980: 224,540 people1981: 204,910 people1982: 181,494 people1983: 152,602 people1984: 124,203 people1985: 123,448 people1986: 119,336 people1987: 118,595 people1988: 122,238 people1989: 111,981 people1990: 112,070 people1991: 99,101 people1992: 96,941 people1993: 85,962 people1994: 81,984 people1995: 69,275 people1996: 72,205 people1997: 74,590 people1999: 67,255 people2000: 59,388 people2001: 49,030 people2002: 19,874 people2003: 12,425 people2004: 9,771 people2005: 29,999 people2006: 31,849 people2007: 44,071 people2008: 44,137 people2009: 42,108 people2010: 32,984 people2011: 31,732 people2012: 10,657 people2013: 7,758 people2014: 8,848 people2015: 9,461 people2016: 11,230 people2017: 11,816 people2018: 12,473 people2020: 21,552 people2021: 21,414 people2022: 19,936 people2023: 14,015 people
Change over the period: −167,353 (−92.27%) Average annual rate: -4.8 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 14,015 people
World computed 44.51M people
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.8M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.75M people
Children out of school — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 14,015 −5,921 −29.7%
2022 19,936 −1,478 −6.9%
2021 21,414 −138 −0.64%
2020 21,552 — —
2018 12,473 +657 +5.56%
2017 11,816 +586 +5.22%
2016 11,230 +1,769 +18.7%
2015 9,461 +613 +6.93%
2014 8,848 +1,090 +14.05%
2013 7,758 −2,899 −27.2%
2012 10,657 −21,075 −66.42%
2011 31,732 −1,252 −3.8%
2010 32,984 −9,124 −21.67%
2009 42,108 −2,029 −4.6%
2008 44,137 +66 +0.15%
2007 44,071 +12,222 +38.37%
2006 31,849 +1,850 +6.17%
2005 29,999 +20,228 +207.02%
2004 9,771 −2,654 −21.36%
2003 12,425 −7,449 −37.48%
2002 19,874 −29,156 −59.47%
2001 49,030 −10,358 −17.44%
2000 59,388 −7,867 −11.7%
1999 67,255 — —
1997 74,590 +2,385 +3.3%
1996 72,205 +2,930 +4.23%
1995 69,275 −12,709 −15.5%
1994 81,984 −3,978 −4.63%
1993 85,962 −10,979 −11.33%
1992 96,941 −2,160 −2.18%
1991 99,101 −12,969 −11.57%
1990 112,070 +89 +0.08%
1989 111,981 −10,257 −8.39%
1988 122,238 +3,643 +3.07%
1987 118,595 −741 −0.62%
1986 119,336 −4,112 −3.33%
1985 123,448 −755 −0.61%
1984 124,203 −28,399 −18.61%
1983 152,602 −28,892 −15.92%
1982 181,494 −23,416 −11.43%
1981 204,910 −19,630 −8.74%
1980 224,540 −24,246 −9.75%
1979 248,786 −18,314 −6.86%
1978 267,100 — —
1975 261,639 — —
1971 181,368 — —

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TN Tunisia 14,015 DZ Algeria 45,584 EG Egypt 691,113
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About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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