Primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0113 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Tuvalu, 1994β2025
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.
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, Republic of 0.0116 units per person compare
- 5 Libya 0.0115 units per person
- 7 American Samoa 0.0107 units per person
- 8 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0101 units per person compare
- 9 Iraq 0.0101 units per person compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 107 (2025)
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 Γ· 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.