Tunisia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Tunisia, 1980–2023.
Education spending for Tunisia was 6.73% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1980 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.27% in 2020. The lowest was 4.89% in 1981 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.59% per year.
Tunisia ranks 14 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 8%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Tunisia sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2015–2023) the figure moved up 8%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 2 of 17 economies; Kuwait (6.44%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 18% in 2003.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 118 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 20th of 63 in 1980 → 3rd of 50 in 1990 → 14th of 116 in 2000 → 23rd of 130 in 2010 → 11th of 157 in 2020 → 6th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1980 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 6.68% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 7.27% | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 6.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 6.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 5.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.96% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 6.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 6.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 6.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 6.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 6.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 6.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 6.82% | +1.0 pp |
| 2002 | 5.79% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 6.27% | -0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 6.68% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 6.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 6.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 6.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 5.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 5.75% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 6.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 5.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 5.88% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 5.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 5.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 5.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 5.29% | +0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 4.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 5.24% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tunisia’s Education spending in 1981?
4.89% (1981). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tunisia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1980 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +28.6% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 6.73%; 2022: 6.8%; 2021: 6.68%; 2020: 7.27%; 2019: 6.17%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.