Official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
7
in 2008
All-time low
6
in 2018
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu, 2008–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu peaked at 7 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2018.
That places Tuvalu 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | — |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.8 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.14 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Tuvalu was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2008.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2018.
- How does Tuvalu rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Tuvalu ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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