Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Primary education, teachers was 107 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu, 1994–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 107 for primary education, teachers in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Tuvalu peaked at 137 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69, in 1994.
Tuvalu ranks 203rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 69 | — |
| 1999 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 77 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 117 | +60.3% |
| 2016 | 77 | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 85 | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 106 | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 137 | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 99 | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 107 | +9.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 107 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,978, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 107 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,144, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +60.3% | 73 | 117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5 | 69 | 72 | 2 |
| 2000s | 76 | 73 | 78 | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.25 | 77 | 117 | 4 |
| 2020s | 108.2 | 98 | 137 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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 in Tuvalu?
- Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu was 107 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 137 in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 1994.
- How does Tuvalu rank for primary education, teachers?
- Tuvalu ranks 203rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.