School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tuvalu, 1990–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tuvalu stood at 1.03 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tuvalu peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9183 GPI, in 1998.
That places Tuvalu 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9777 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.9183 GPI | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.948 GPI | 0.9183 GPI | 0.9777 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 5 |
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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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tuvalu?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Tuvalu was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9183 GPI in 1998.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Tuvalu ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.