Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female was 82.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Tuvalu, 1990–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Tuvalu stood at 82.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Tuvalu peaked at 109.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1990.
That places Tuvalu 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.9% | — |
| 1993 | 86.8% | +64.1% |
| 1994 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 108.7% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 102.9% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 105.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 107.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 102.7% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 102.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 109.7% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | -4.3% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 82.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.2%, 83% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 82.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102.4%, 81% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +64.1% | 52.9% | 86.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.5% | 52.9% | 95.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 102.9% | 90.0% | 108.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 82.8% | 109.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 358 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 293 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Tuvalu?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Tuvalu was 82.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 109.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 174th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.