School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 985 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
985 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
200th
of 205 countries
All-time high
985 number
in 2020
All-time low
486 number
in 1984
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu is 985 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu peaked at 985 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 486 number, in 1984.
Tuvalu ranks 200th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 616 number | — |
| 1971 | 623 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 628 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 637 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 655 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 678 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 686 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 681 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 659 number | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 619 number | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 568 number | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 532 number | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 504 number | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 489 number | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 486 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 494 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 486 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 486 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 490 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 503 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 524 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 568 number | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 628 number | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 705 number | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 792 number | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 880 number | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 930 number | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 947 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 939 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 920 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 902 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 904 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 902 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 891 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 874 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 853 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 836 number | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 827 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 829 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 839 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 852 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 862 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 873 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 888 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 902 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 920 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 935 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 950 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 961 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 973 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 985 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 648.2 number | 616 number | 686 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 503.8 number | 486 number | 568 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 783.3 number | 524 number | 947 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 865.7 number | 827 number | 904 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 911.6 number | 852 number | 973 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 985 number | 985 number | 985 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,707 number compare
- 198 Liechtenstein 1,575 number compare
- 199 British Virgin Islands 1,226 number compare
- 201 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 968 number compare
- 202 San Marino 933 number compare
- 203 Gibraltar 918 number compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu was 985 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 985 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 486 number in 1984.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Tuvalu ranks 200th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.