Tunisia 76 percent of children aged 10 to 17 use the internet for up to six hours a day

Tunisia’s Children Spend Up to Six Hours Daily Online – Government Calls for Stronger Digital Safeguards

Date: 2024 (report year)
Source: National Report on the Situation of Childhood in Tunisia 2024

Key Findings

Age Group	Average Daily Internet Use (School Year)	Average Daily Internet Use (Holidays & Week‑ends)
10‑17 years	≈ 4 hours	≈ 6 hours
Overall penetration	≈ 76 % of Tunisian children aged 10‑17 are online

Minister Asma Jebri’s Remarks

The National Report focuses on risk behaviours in the context of the digital transformation.
Digital life is now integral to children’s daily routines, turning online behaviour into a major social phenomenon and reshaping the child‑digital relationship.
Shared responsibility is essential: the state, families, NGOs, and media must intensify digital‑awareness campaigns for both children and parents.

“The digital transformation is part of children’s everyday life, which requires us to redouble our efforts to strengthen digital awareness among children and families through a shared responsibility among state structures, families, associations, and the media.” – Asma Jebri, Minister of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly

Calls to Action

Boost prevention programmes for families to protect children from:
- Substance abuse
- Violence
- All digital‑related risks (cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, privacy breaches, etc.)
Launch communication and awareness campaigns aimed at parents, equipping them with the skills to interact safely and responsibly with information technologies.
Adopt a strategic communication plan to drive social and behavioural change, alongside a national action plan to safeguard children in the digital space.
Introduce a national pact (signed in November 2023) with the Ministry of Communication Technologies to strengthen families’ capacities and ensure a secure online environment for children.

Partners in the National Pact

Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP)
Tunisian Television and National Radio
National Telecommunications Authority
Telecom operators & Internet Service Providers
Relevant state agencies and civil‑society organisations

The pact was presented at the Centre for Research, Studies, Documentation and Information on Women (CREDIF), where stakeholders reviewed the main recommendations of the 2024 national childhood report, prepared by the National Observatory for the Protection of Children’s Rights.

Why This Matters

Tunisia has constitutionalised children’s rights and established a legislative framework to reinforce them. However, the rapid digital shift demands new protective measures to keep pace with evolving online threats. The government’s multi‑sectoral approach aims to place child welfare at the top of national policy priorities.