Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 137 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tuvalu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tuvalu stood at 137 number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tuvalu peaked at 163 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57 number, in 1975.
Tuvalu ranks 204th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83 number | — |
| 1971 | 78 number | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 71 number | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 64 number | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 58 number | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 57 number | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 57 number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 59 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 64 number | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 68 number | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 71 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 75 number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 78 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 81 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 86 number | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 93 number | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 106 number | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 122 number | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 139 number | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 154 number | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 163 number | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 162 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 156 number | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 151 number | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 145 number | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 139 number | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 132 number | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 123 number | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 116 number | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 109 number | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 105 number | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 105 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 107 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 110 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 114 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 116 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 118 number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 120 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 123 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 124 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 125 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 127 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 129 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 130 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 131 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 132 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 132 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 134 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 136 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 136 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 137 number | +0.7% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 137 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 137 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.9 number | 57 number | 83 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.5 number | 71 number | 154 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 139.6 number | 109 number | 163 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.2 number | 105 number | 124 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.2 number | 125 number | 136 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 137 number | 137 number | 137 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 201 Liechtenstein 215 number compare
- 202 San Marino 165 number compare
- 203 British Virgin Islands 138 number compare
- 205 Naoero 136 number compare
- 206 Palau 134 number compare
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tuvalu?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Tuvalu was 137 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 163 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 number in 1975.
- How does Tuvalu rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Tuvalu ranks 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of 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.