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

Tuvalu: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 139 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
139 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
199th
of 202 countries
All-time high
166 number
in 1990
All-time low
54 number
in 1974
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

5075100125150175197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tuvalu is 139 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Tuvalu peaked at 166 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54 number, in 1974.

Tuvalu ranks 199th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 … male than in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Tuvalu, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 79 number —
1971 74 number -6.3%
1972 65 number -12.2%
1973 59 number -9.2%
1974 54 number -8.5%
1975 57 number +5.6%
1976 58 number +1.8%
1977 62 number +6.9%
1978 68 number +9.7%
1979 72 number +5.9%
1980 74 number +2.8%
1981 78 number +5.4%
1982 83 number +6.4%
1983 87 number +4.8%
1984 93 number +6.9%
1985 103 number +10.8%
1986 118 number +14.6%
1987 136 number +15.3%
1988 152 number +11.8%
1989 163 number +7.2%
1990 166 number +1.8%
1991 161 number -3.0%
1992 151 number -6.2%
1993 148 number -2.0%
1994 141 number -4.7%
1995 135 number -4.3%
1996 128 number -5.2%
1997 119 number -7.0%
1998 112 number -5.9%
1999 106 number -5.4%
2000 104 number -1.9%
2001 106 number +1.9%
2002 109 number +2.8%
2003 113 number +3.7%
2004 116 number +2.7%
2005 118 number +1.7%
2006 121 number +2.5%
2007 123 number +1.7%
2008 124 number +0.8%
2009 126 number +1.6%
2010 128 number +1.6%
2011 129 number +0.8%
2012 130 number +0.8%
2013 130 number +0.0%
2014 131 number +0.8%
2015 133 number +1.5%
2016 134 number +0.8%
2017 135 number +0.7%
2018 137 number +1.5%
2019 138 number +0.7%
2020 139 number +0.7%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 139 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 139 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 64.8 number 54 number 79 number 10
1980s 108.7 number 74 number 163 number 10
1990s 136.7 number 106 number 166 number 10
2000s 116 number 104 number 126 number 10
2010s 132.5 number 128 number 138 number 10
2020s 139 number 139 number 139 number 1

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 196 Gibraltar 219 number compare
  2. 197 Liechtenstein 214 number compare
  3. 198 San Marino 162 number compare
  4. 200 Nauru 137 number compare
  5. 201 Palau 133 number compare
  6. 202 British Virgin Islands 132 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 139 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 166 number in 1990.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 54 number in 1974.
How does Tuvalu rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Tuvalu ranks 199th 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 8.6%. 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/