Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Primary education, teachers was 92.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu, 1994–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Tuvalu is 92.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Tuvalu peaked at 96.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1994.
That places Tuvalu 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 80.0% | 80.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 79.2% | 96.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 82.5% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 19 Romania 93.2% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 93.2% compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 92.7% compare
- 23 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 24 Latvia 92.1% compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 91.4% compare
More education data for Tuvalu
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 107 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9615 GPI (2021)
- School enrollment, secondary 90.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Tuvalu?
- Primary education, teachers in Tuvalu was 92.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1994.
- How does Tuvalu rank for primary education, teachers?
- Tuvalu ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.