School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1,684 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1,684 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
203rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1,684 number
in 2020
All-time low
708 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu stood at 1,684 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu peaked at 1,684 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 708 number, in 1987.
Tuvalu ranks 203rd 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, secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 911 number | — |
| 1971 | 925 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 930 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 938 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 957 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 991 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1,017 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1,030 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1,025 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 991 number | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 928 number | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 868 number | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 810 number | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 764 number | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 736 number | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 730 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 713 number | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 708 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 711 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 721 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 743 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 799 number | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 870 number | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 953 number | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 1,050 number | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 1,163 number | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 1,255 number | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 1,312 number | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,498 number | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 1,512 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,511 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,533 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,546 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,549 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,546 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,529 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,503 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,477 number | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,458 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,452 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,456 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,463 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,479 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,503 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,526 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,556 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,581 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,608 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,632 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,658 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,684 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 971.5 number | 911 number | 1,030 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 768.9 number | 708 number | 928 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,116 number | 743 number | 1,512 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,510 number | 1,452 number | 1,549 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,546 number | 1,456 number | 1,658 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,684 number | 1,684 number | 1,684 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 200 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,453 number compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 2,121 number compare
- 202 Gibraltar 1,844 number compare
- 204 Palau 1,417 number compare
- 205 Nauru 1,276 number compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 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 lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu was 1,684 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,684 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 708 number in 1987.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Tuvalu ranks 203rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.