Tuvalu - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Tuvalu was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 8.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1993.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 7.00
1971 7.00
1972 7.00
1973 7.00
1974 7.00
1975 7.00
1976 7.00
1977 7.00
1978 7.00
1979 7.00
1980 7.00
1981 7.00
1982 7.00
1983 7.00
1984 7.00
1985 7.00
1986 7.00
1987 7.00
1988 7.00
1989 7.00
1990 7.00
1991 7.00
1992 7.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 8.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Tuvalu was 1,340 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,517 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1,008 in 1984.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 1,008
1986 1,016
1987 1,073
1990 1,255
1993 1,395
1994 1,432
1998 1,419
1999 1,360
2000 1,517
2001 1,427
2002 1,283
2003 1,344
2004 1,404
2005 1,450
2006 1,460
2014 1,421
2015 1,488
2016 1,324
2018 1,324
2019 1,323
2020 1,340

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Tuvalu was 46.53 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 51.13 in 2002, while its lowest value was 45.93 in 1984.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 45.93
1986 46.56
1987 46.78
1990 49.16
1993 47.03
1994 47.70
1998 45.95
1999 47.57
2000 48.12
2001 50.25
2002 51.13
2003 50.52
2004 49.93
2005 48.34
2006 47.95
2014 47.43
2015 47.51
2016 46.98
2018 46.53

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu was 106.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 69.00 in 1994.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 69.00
1999 72.00
2000 77.00
2001 78.00
2002 77.00
2003 75.00
2004 73.00
2015 117.00
2016 77.00
2018 85.00
2019 106.00

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Tuvalu was 79.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 96.58 in 2015, while its lowest value was 78.26 in 1994.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 78.26
2001 80.77
2002 80.52
2003 80.00
2015 96.58
2016 81.82
2018 80.00
2019 79.25

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes