School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.92 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tuvalu, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tuvalu stood at 9.92 years.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tuvalu peaked at 10.91 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.59 years, in 2002.
Tuvalu ranks 40th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, male in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.26 years | — |
| 2001 | 9.49 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.59 years | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 10 years | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 8.92 years | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 9.09 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.83 years | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 9.16 years | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 9.34 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.79 years | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 10.91 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.83 years | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 9.92 years | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.26 years | 9.26 years | 9.26 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.04 years | 8.59 years | 9.49 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.2 years | 8.83 years | 10 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.36 years | 9.34 years | 10.91 years | 5 |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tuvalu?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Tuvalu was 9.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 years in 2002.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Tuvalu ranks 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release