Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 74.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tuvalu, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tuvalu is 74.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tuvalu peaked at 91.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2015.
Tuvalu ranks 73rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.1% | 89.9% | 90.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 66.5% | 91.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 66.9% | 75.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 71 Romania 75.2% compare
- 72 Ghana 75.0% compare
- 74 Switzerland 73.6% compare
- 75 Seychelles 72.9% compare
- 76 Trinidad and Tobago 72.0% compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 107 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.17 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tuvalu?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Tuvalu was 74.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2015.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Tuvalu ranks 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.