Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tuvalu, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 5.1% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tuvalu peaked at 7.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2016.
That places Tuvalu 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 7.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 107 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tuvalu?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tuvalu was 5.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Tuvalu ranks 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.