How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Tuvalu ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tuvalu

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tuvalu
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tuvalu: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.79 years in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

7.79 years

Change on year

up 6.6%

World rank

156th

of 188 countries

All-time high

10.31 years

in 2001

All-time low

7.31 years

in 2018

Years of data

1998–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tuvalu, 1998–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Tuvalu recorded 7.79 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019.

The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tuvalu peaked at 10.31 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.31 years, in 2018.

That places Tuvalu 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	8.22 years	8.22 years	8.22 years	1
2000s	9.73 years	9.14 years	10.31 years	2
2010s	8.22 years	7.31 years	9.33 years	4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

153 Laos 7.9 years compare
154 Hungary 7.89 years compare
155 Romania 7.85 years compare
157 Moldova 7.77 years compare
158 Bolivia 7.75 years compare
159 Honduras 7.72 years compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 11.61 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12.42 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0292 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tuvalu?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Tuvalu was 7.79 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Tuvalu?: The highest recorded value was 10.31 years in 2001.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Tuvalu?: The lowest recorded value was 7.31 years in 2018.
How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Tuvalu ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.