Children out of school in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Children out of school was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school in Tuvalu, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.5% for children out of school in 2024.
The figure is up 47.4% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Tuvalu peaked at 8.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
That places Tuvalu 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children out of school in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.0% | — |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +69.7% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +223.8% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -48.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -80.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -58.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.6% | 8.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6%
- 165 Sweden 0.6% compare
- 166 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
- 168 Botswana 0.5% compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 0.5% compare
- 170 Netherlands 0.5% compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 528 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 617 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0728 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -13.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school in Tuvalu?
- Children out of school in Tuvalu was 0.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for children out of school?
- Tuvalu ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.