Adolescents out of school, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Adolescents out of school, female was 16.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Tuvalu, 2014–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 16.4% for adolescents out of school, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.6% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
That places Tuvalu 45th out of 160 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adolescents out of school, female in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.7% | — |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -73.9% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +274.0% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +35.6% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 16.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 16.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 358 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 293 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Tuvalu?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Tuvalu was 16.4% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2018.
- How does Tuvalu rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 45th out of 160 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.