School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 699 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu is 699 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu peaked at 699 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 218 number, in 1989.
That places Tuvalu 204th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 295 number | — |
| 1971 | 302 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 302 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 301 number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 302 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 313 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 331 number | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 349 number | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 366 number | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 372 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 360 number | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 336 number | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 306 number | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 275 number | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 250 number | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 236 number | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 227 number | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 222 number | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 221 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 218 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 219 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 231 number | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 242 number | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 248 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 258 number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 283 number | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 325 number | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 365 number | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 559 number | +53.2% |
| 1999 | 592 number | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 609 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 629 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 644 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 658 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 672 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 676 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 667 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 650 number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 629 number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 613 number | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 604 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 601 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 606 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 615 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 624 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 636 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 646 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 658 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 671 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 685 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 699 number | +2.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 699 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239,355 number, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 699 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 111,216 number, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +53.2% | 365 number | 559 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 323.3 number | 295 number | 372 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 265.1 number | 218 number | 360 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 332.2 number | 219 number | 592 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 644.7 number | 609 number | 676 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 634.6 number | 601 number | 685 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 699 number | 699 number | 699 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Tuvalu was 699 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 699 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 218 number in 1989.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Tuvalu ranks 204th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.