Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 74.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Tuvalu, 1990–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 74.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Tuvalu peaked at 94.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 1998.
Tuvalu ranks 164th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.1% | — |
| 1998 | 73.5% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 84.5% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.3% | 73.5% | 77.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 74.7% | 94.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.18 % 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -13.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Tuvalu?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Tuvalu was 74.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 1998.
- How does Tuvalu rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.