Primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0113 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu is 0.0113 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0134 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.007 units per person, in 2016.
That places Tuvalu 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0075 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0076 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 units per person | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 0.007 units per person | -34.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.01 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 units per person | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0102 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0102 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0113 units per person | +11.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0113 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0113 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0116 units per person compare
- 4 Palau 0.0116 units per person compare
- 5 Libya 0.0115 units per person
- 7 American Samoa 0.0107 units per person
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0101 units per person compare
- 9 Iraq 0.0101 units per person 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0113 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 2016.
- How does Tuvalu rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.