Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 95.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Tuvalu is 95.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Tuvalu peaked at 146.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2019.
That places Tuvalu 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.0% | — |
| 1993 | 146.0% | +60.5% |
| 1994 | 119.1% | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 104.4% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 109.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 102.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 107.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 102.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 104.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 108.1% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 112.4% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 118.4% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 106.9% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | -11.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 95.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 95.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115.1% | 91.0% | 146.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 101.9% | 92.4% | 109.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 90.1% | 104.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 108.2% | 95.1% | 118.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More aid effectiveness data for Tuvalu
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 110,767 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 156,337 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 7,198 current US$ (2016)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 4,478 current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 14,066 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 125,622 current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 432,186 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 35.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 100,000 current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 48,059 current US$ (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Tuvalu?
- Primary completion rate, total in Tuvalu was 95.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 146.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Tuvalu ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.