School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 216 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
216
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
213th
of 222 countries
All-time high
254
in 2017
All-time low
127
in 1978
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tuvalu, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 216 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tuvalu peaked at 254 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 127, in 1978.
That places Tuvalu 213th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 173 | — |
| 1971 | 168 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 160 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 152 | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 144 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 140 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 134 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 128 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 127 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 140 | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 144 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 149 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 150 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 150 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 193 | +28.7% |
| 1985 | 193 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 205 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 218 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 228 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 243 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 241 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 241 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 242 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 237 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 242 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 246 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 249 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 250 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 252 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 249 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 247 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 246 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 247 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 246 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 242 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 238 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 231 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 228 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 221 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 223 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 225 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 231 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 238 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 243 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 246 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 250 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 252 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 254 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 249 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 238 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 235 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 229 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 232 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 229 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 227 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 216 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 146.6 | 127 | 173 | 10 |
| 1980s | 187.3 | 144 | 243 | 10 |
| 1990s | 244.9 | 237 | 252 | 10 |
| 2000s | 236.9 | 221 | 247 | 10 |
| 2010s | 242.6 | 225 | 254 | 10 |
| 2020s | 228 | 216 | 235 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 210 British Virgin Islands 327 compare
- 211 Naoero 289 compare
- 212 San Marino 251 compare
- 214 Palau 193 compare
- 215 Cook Islands 190 compare
- 216 Anguilla 132 compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -13.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 99 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 617 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tuvalu?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tuvalu was 216 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 254 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 1978.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Tuvalu ranks 213th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release