Official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
6 years
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
24th
of 195 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 2008
All-time low
6 years
in 2019
Years of data
12
2008–2019
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu stood at 6 years. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu peaked at 7 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2019.
That places Tuvalu 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 years | — |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.9 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu was 6 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Tuvalu ranks 24th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.