Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 80.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 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, total in Tuvalu stood at 80.7%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Tuvalu peaked at 117.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 179th of 186 countries on this measure, 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, total in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.1% | — |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +69.9% |
| 1994 | 86.6% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 108.4% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 117.8% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 103.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 106.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 112.2% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 107.4% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.8% | 54.1% | 108.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 105.9% | 95.7% | 117.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 80.7% | 107.4% | 4 |
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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)
- 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 gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Tuvalu?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Tuvalu was 80.7% 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, total recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 117.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Tuvalu ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.