School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.92 years in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
2.92 years
Change on year
down 36.9%
World rank
174th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.64 years
in 2015
All-time low
2.92 years
in 2019
Years of data
8
1990–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu, 1990–2019

02461990200420191990: 5 years1998: 3.9 years2001: 4.2 years2014: 5.4 years2015: 5.6 years2016: 4.9 years2018: 4.6 years2019: 2.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu stood at 2.92 years. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 36.9% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu peaked at 5.64 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.92 years, in 2019.

Tuvalu ranks 174th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.46 years 3.88 years 5.05 years 2
2000s 4.16 years 4.16 years 4.16 years 1
2010s 4.69 years 2.92 years 5.64 years 5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 171 Gambia 3.01 years compare
  2. 172 Sierra Leone 2.96 years compare
  3. 173 Papua New Guinea 2.96 years compare
  4. 175 Burundi 2.88 years compare
  5. 176 Guinea 2.82 years compare
  6. 177 Mauritania 2.82 years compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Tuvalu was 2.92 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 2.92 years in 2019.
How does Tuvalu rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Tuvalu ranks 174th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level 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.