Years of schooling in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Years of schooling was 10.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.77
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.77
in 2021
All-time low
7.12
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Tuvalu, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 10.77 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Tuvalu peaked at 10.77 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.12, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 79th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.12 | — |
| 1991 | 7.24 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 7.36 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 7.47 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 7.59 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7.71 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 7.83 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 7.94 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 8.06 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.18 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 8.3 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.41 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.53 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 8.65 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.76 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.88 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.12 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.23 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.35 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.47 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.59 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.82 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.94 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.05 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.17 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.29 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.41 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.52 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.64 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.77 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 10.77 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 10.77 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.65 | 7.12 | 8.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.82 | 8.3 | 9.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 9.47 | 10.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.74 | 10.64 | 10.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More education data for Tuvalu
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Tuvalu?
- Years of schooling in Tuvalu was 10.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for years of schooling?
- Tuvalu ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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