Trained teachers in preprimary education in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 75.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Tuvalu, 2012–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2025, trained teachers in preprimary education in Tuvalu stood at 75.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Tuvalu peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2025.
Tuvalu ranks 77th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100.0% | — |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +32.7% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 75.0% | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.9% | 91.2% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 75.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Tuvalu
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0728 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in Tuvalu?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Tuvalu was 75.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2025.
- How does Tuvalu rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Tuvalu ranks 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.