Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 29.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
29.5%
Change on year
up 29.4%
World rank
21st
of 150 countries
All-time high
30.2%
in 2016
All-time low
8.2%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2014–2019
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tuvalu, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 29.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
The figure is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Tuvalu ranks 21st of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.2% | — |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -54.6% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +265.6% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +29.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 29.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 29.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 6.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 18 British Virgin Islands 31.3% compare
- 19 Tunisia 30.6%
- 20 Jordan 29.5% compare
- 22 Bahamas 29.5% compare
- 23 Yemen 28.4%
- 24 Mauritania 28.2% compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tuvalu?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tuvalu was 29.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2015.
- How does Tuvalu rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Tuvalu ranks 21st out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.