The invention belongs to the technical field of building materials, and particularly relates to a high-anti-permeability cement-based repair material for tunnel engineering. The repair material consists of portland cement, coal ash, silica fume, steel slag powder, rock powder, tailing sand, quartz sand, attapulgite, acrylate emulsion, cellulose ether, polyacrylamide, PVA fibers, PET fibers, a polycarboxylic acid water reducer and a defoaming agent. The repair material has the characteristics of easy construction, good working performance, good water retention performance, high compressive strength, high anti-permeability level, high toughness and adhesion, excellent durability and the like; and the repair material can be suitable for construction initial protection or engineering later maintenance and repair of lining concrete in the tunnel engineering.