School age population, one year before than official … female than in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 132 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
132 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
200th
of 202 countries
All-time high
143 number
in 1989
All-time low
53 number
in 1974
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tuvalu, 1970–2020

050100150197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Tuvalu recorded 132 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tuvalu peaked at 143 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 53 number, in 1974.

That places Tuvalu 200th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Tuvalu, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 77 number —
1971 70 number -9.1%
1972 63 number -10.0%
1973 56 number -11.1%
1974 53 number -5.4%
1975 54 number +1.9%
1976 56 number +3.7%
1977 60 number +7.1%
1978 65 number +8.3%
1979 70 number +7.7%
1980 72 number +2.9%
1981 76 number +5.6%
1982 79 number +3.9%
1983 83 number +5.1%
1984 89 number +7.2%
1985 98 number +10.1%
1986 110 number +12.2%
1987 123 number +11.8%
1988 135 number +9.8%
1989 143 number +5.9%
1990 142 number -0.7%
1991 140 number -1.4%
1992 136 number -2.9%
1993 134 number -1.5%
1994 129 number -3.7%
1995 127 number -1.6%
1996 120 number -5.5%
1997 114 number -5.0%
1998 108 number -5.3%
1999 105 number -2.8%
2000 104 number -1.0%
2001 104 number +0.0%
2002 106 number +1.9%
2003 108 number +1.9%
2004 111 number +2.8%
2005 112 number +0.9%
2006 114 number +1.8%
2007 116 number +1.8%
2008 118 number +1.7%
2009 119 number +0.8%
2010 120 number +0.8%
2011 122 number +1.7%
2012 123 number +0.8%
2013 124 number +0.8%
2014 125 number +0.8%
2015 126 number +0.8%
2016 127 number +0.8%
2017 129 number +1.6%
2018 130 number +0.8%
2019 131 number +0.8%
2020 132 number +0.8%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 132 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 132 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 62.4 number 53 number 77 number 10
1980s 100.8 number 72 number 143 number 10
1990s 125.5 number 105 number 142 number 10
2000s 111.2 number 104 number 119 number 10
2010s 125.7 number 120 number 131 number 10
2020s 132 number 132 number 132 number 1

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 197 Liechtenstein 160 number compare
  2. 198 San Marino 151 number compare
  3. 199 Nauru 135 number compare
  4. 201 British Virgin Islands 130 number compare
  5. 202 Palau 116 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tuvalu?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tuvalu was 132 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 143 number in 1989.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 53 number in 1974.
How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Tuvalu ranks 200th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/