School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu is 10.1 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu peaked at 11.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.71 years, in 2018.
That places Tuvalu 34th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.55 years | — |
| 2001 | 10.16 years | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 8.95 years | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.17 years | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 9.24 years | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 9.38 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.71 years | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 9.16 years | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 9.48 years | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.89 years | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 11.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.1 years | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.55 years | 9.55 years | 9.55 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.56 years | 8.95 years | 10.16 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.33 years | 8.71 years | 10.17 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.51 years | 9.48 years | 11.07 years | 5 |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary 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 upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu was 10.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.71 years in 2018.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Tuvalu ranks 34th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release