School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tuvalu, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tuvalu peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9717 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Tuvalu 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.14 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9717 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.998 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tuvalu?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Tuvalu was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9717 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Tuvalu ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release