School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.39 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tuvalu, 1990–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tuvalu is 9.39 years, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tuvalu peaked at 11.13 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.39 years, in 2019.
Tuvalu ranks 166th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.29 years | — |
| 1998 | 10.21 years | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.77 years | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 10.74 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.13 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.9 years | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 9.68 years | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.39 years | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.25 years | 10.21 years | 10.29 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.77 years | 10.77 years | 10.77 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.16 years | 9.39 years | 11.13 years | 5 |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.14 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tuvalu?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tuvalu was 9.39 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 11.13 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 years in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Tuvalu ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, male (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.