Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 92.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Tuvalu, 1994–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Tuvalu is 92.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Tuvalu peaked at 96.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1994.
Tuvalu ranks 23rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 78.3% | — |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 91.8% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 80.0% | 80.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 79.2% | 96.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 82.5% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 20 Romania 93.2% compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 24 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 25 Latvia 92.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 91.4% compare
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Tuvalu?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Tuvalu was 92.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1994.
- How does Tuvalu rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Tuvalu ranks 23rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release