School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 815 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tuvalu is 815 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tuvalu peaked at 815 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 219 number, in 1973.
That places Tuvalu 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 302 number | — |
| 1971 | 275 number | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 243 number | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 219 number | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 220 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 223 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 234 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 253 number | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 276 number | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 285 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 300 number | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 317 number | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 334 number | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 354 number | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 389 number | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 425 number | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 482 number | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 543 number | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 596 number | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 606 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 614 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 592 number | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 559 number | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 807 number | +44.4% |
| 1994 | 789 number | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 763 number | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 719 number | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 677 number | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 643 number | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 634 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 632 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 645 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 666 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 688 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 695 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 705 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 718 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 730 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 738 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 747 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 755 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 762 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 766 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 770 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 778 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 786 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 793 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 802 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 810 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 815 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 253 number | 219 number | 302 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 434.6 number | 300 number | 606 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 679.7 number | 559 number | 807 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 696.4 number | 632 number | 747 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 783.7 number | 755 number | 815 number | 10 |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tuvalu?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Tuvalu was 815 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 815 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 219 number in 1973.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Tuvalu ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.