Tuvalu - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Tuvalu was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 7.00 in 1992, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1993.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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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 6.00
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

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Tuvalu was 1,460 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 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: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1984 1,008
1986 1,016
1987 1,073
1990 1,255
1993 1,395
1994 1,432
1999 1,360
2000 1,517
2001 1,427
2002 1,283
2003 1,344
2004 1,404
2005 1,450
2006 1,460

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Tuvalu was 47.95 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 51.13 in 2002, while its lowest value was 47.57 in 1999.

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

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1999 47.57
2000 48.12
2001 50.25
2002 51.13
2003 50.52
2004 49.93
2005 48.34
2006 47.95

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu was 73.00 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 78.00 in 2001 and a minimum value of 72.00 in 1999.

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

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1999 72.00
2000 77.00
2001 78.00
2002 77.00
2003 75.00
2004 73.00

Primary education, teachers (% female)

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

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
2001 80.77
2002 80.52
2003 80.00

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes