School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9.52 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu, 1990–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 9.52 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu peaked at 11.55 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.52 years, in 2019.
Tuvalu ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.16 years | — |
| 1998 | 9.81 years | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 10.87 years | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 11.08 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.55 years | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 10.11 years | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 9.79 years | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.52 years | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.98 years | 9.81 years | 10.16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.87 years | 10.87 years | 10.87 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.41 years | 9.52 years | 11.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 160 Papua New Guinea 9.62 years compare
- 161 Moldova 9.59 years compare
- 162 Afghanistan 9.58 years compare
- 164 Jamaica 9.35 years compare
- 165 Madagascar 9.33 years compare
- 166 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.25 years compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu was 9.52 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.55 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 years in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Tuvalu ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.