School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 398 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Tuvalu, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Tuvalu stood at 398 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Tuvalu peaked at 398 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 107 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, female (number) (School) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 149 number | — |
| 1971 | 134 number | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 120 number | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 107 number | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 108 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 109 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 115 number | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 124 number | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 135 number | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 140 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 147 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 156 number | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 163 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 172 number | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 191 number | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 207 number | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 232 number | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 258 number | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 281 number | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 283 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 284 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 277 number | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 266 number | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 388 number | +45.9% |
| 1994 | 380 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 371 number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 350 number | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 333 number | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 318 number | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 316 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 314 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 319 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 326 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 334 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 339 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 342 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 349 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 354 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 360 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 363 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 366 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 370 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 373 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 375 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 379 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 382 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 387 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 391 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 395 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 398 number | +0.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 398 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 398 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46,912 number, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +45.9% | 266 number | 388 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124.1 number | 107 number | 149 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 209 number | 147 number | 283 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 328.3 number | 266 number | 388 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 340 number | 314 number | 363 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 381.6 number | 366 number | 398 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Tuvalu?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Tuvalu was 398 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 398 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 number in 1973.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.