Adolescents out of school in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Adolescents out of school was 12.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Tuvalu, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 12.2% for adolescents out of school in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Tuvalu peaked at 20.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2022.
Tuvalu ranks 61st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.2% | — |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -69.3% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +147.6% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -76.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +143.5% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | +30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 6.2% | 20.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 3.9% | 16.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Tuvalu?
- Adolescents out of school in Tuvalu was 12.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2022.
- How does Tuvalu rank for adolescents out of school?
- Tuvalu ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.