Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 12.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.38
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
12.38
in 2021
All-time low
9.77
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tuvalu, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tuvalu stood at 12.38. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tuvalu peaked at 12.38 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.77, in 1990.
That places Tuvalu 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.77 | — |
| 1991 | 9.84 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 9.92 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 9.99 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.07 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 10.14 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 10.22 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.3 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.38 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.46 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 10.54 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.62 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.71 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.79 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.88 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.96 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.05 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.14 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.23 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.32 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.41 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.51 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.6 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.7 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.79 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.89 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.99 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.09 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.18 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.25 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.31 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.38 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.38 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.38 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.11 | 9.77 | 10.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.92 | 10.54 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.84 | 11.41 | 12.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 | 12.31 | 12.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 129 Uzbekistan 12.46 compare
- 130 Samoa 12.44 compare
- 131 Jamaica 12.38 compare
- 133 Iraq 12.36 compare
- 134 Bangladesh 12.31 compare
- 135 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12.2 compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tuvalu?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Tuvalu was 12.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 12.38 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.77 in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Tuvalu ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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