School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 965 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 965 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2014.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Tuvalu peaked at 1,065 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 501 number, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 202nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 563 number | — |
| 1971 | 615 number | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 657 number | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 687 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 717 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 743 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 785 number | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 833 number | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 881 number | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 918 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 938 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 936 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 911 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 866 number | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 810 number | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 749 number | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 674 number | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 612 number | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 564 number | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 527 number | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 501 number | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 516 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 533 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 552 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 571 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 582 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 612 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 642 number | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 644 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 675 number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 714 number | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 768 number | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 839 number | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 909 number | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 968 number | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1,013 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1,043 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1,059 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,065 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,064 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,053 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 965 number | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 739.9 number | 563 number | 918 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 758.7 number | 527 number | 938 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 582.8 number | 501 number | 675 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 944.2 number | 714 number | 1,065 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,009 number | 965 number | 1,053 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 199 British Virgin Islands 2,141 number compare
- 200 San Marino 1,665 number compare
- 201 Palau 1,514 number compare
- 203 Naoero 953 number compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.14 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Tuvalu?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Tuvalu was 965 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,065 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 501 number in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Tuvalu ranks 202nd out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.