Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0113 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tuvalu, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tuvalu is 0.0113 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0134 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.007 units per person, in 2016.
That places Tuvalu 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0075 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0076 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.008 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 units per person | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 0.007 units per person | -34.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.01 units per person | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 units per person | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0102 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0102 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0113 units per person | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0107 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0116 units per person compare
- 4 Palau 0.0116 units per person compare
- 5 Libya 0.0115 units per person
- 7 American Samoa 0.0107 units per person
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0101 units per person compare
- 9 Iraq 0.0101 units per person compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 617 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tuvalu?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Tuvalu was 0.0113 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 2016.
- How does Tuvalu rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.