Young, educated population

The Tunisian National guarantees the right to education to each school-aged child. In 2010, the budget of education and higher education reached 6.1% of the GDP and 21.6% of the budget of the National.
Education is compulsory and free up to 16 years of age: basic education lasts for nine years. He is classified part the best educational systems of the world.Education is free and compulsory until the age of 16; Elementary school lasts nine years. It is ranked part the best education systems in the world. The enrollment rate for 2009-2010 was of 99.3 % for ages 6 and 98.2 % for children between 6 and 11 years.

To provide for the ever growing number of students, a huge effort has gone into providing educational infrastructure. There are:

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• 4,517 primary schools
• 2,621 middle and high schools
• 193 institutions of higher education, of which virtual university.

Quality of the public education system

Quality of the public education system Quality of education in math and science Country Rank Score Rank Score Switzerland 1 6.0 4 5.8 Belgium 6 5.5 2 6.3 Germany 17 4.9 48 4.4 United Kingdom 20 4.8 43 4.5 France 34 4.5 15 5.1 Tunisia 41 5.0 18 5.1 Czech Republic 49 4.1 66 4.1 China 54 4.0 31 4.7 Portugal 76 3.6 105 3.3 Hungary 80 3.5 37 4.6 Italy 88 3.3 74 3.9 Romania 90 3.3 45 4.5 Morocco 93 3.3 65 4.1 Turkey 94 3.3 103 3.4 Spain 98 3.2 111 3.3 Greece 120 2.9 61 4.1 South Africa 133 2.3 138 2.1 Egypt 135 2.3 132 2.4

Index from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating a additional favorable situation. Statement on world Competitiveness 2011-2012, World Economic Forum of Davos