School life expectancy, primary, male in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.06 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Tuvalu, 1984β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Tuvalu is 6.06 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Tuvalu peaked at 7.72 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.1 years, in 2002.
That places Tuvalu 88th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.33 years | 7.07 years | 7.72 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.3 years | 5.76 years | 6.65 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.83 years | 5.1 years | 6.35 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.95 years | 5.69 years | 6.38 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.27 years | 5.8 years | 6.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (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)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 107 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Tuvalu?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Tuvalu was 6.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 years in 2002.
- How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Tuvalu ranks 88th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release