Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Tuvalu, 1994–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, teachers in primary education, male in Tuvalu stood at 8.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Tuvalu peaked at 24 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2015.
That places Tuvalu 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15 | — |
| 2001 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -73.3% |
| 2016 | 14 | +250.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 22 | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 15 | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 5 | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,188, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 8 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,237, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +250.0% | 4 | 14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2000s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.25 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| 2020s | 12 | 5 | 24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 206 Falkland Islands 10
- 208 Anguilla 6 compare
- 209 Saint Helena 5 compare
- 209 Tokelau 5 compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 358 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 293 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,332 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Tuvalu?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Tuvalu was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- How does Tuvalu rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Tuvalu ranks 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release