Tuvalu: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1994 it is up 14.26 percentage points from 78.26% in 1994. The World Bank has no value for 19 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.15 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.76 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.66 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 69% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Tuvalu had the 4th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tuvalu in the 2025 ranking

• Kyrgyz Republic — 1st of 14: 98.87%
• Uzbekistan — 2nd of 14: 93.21%
• Kazakhstan — 4th of 14: 91.44%
• Poland — 5th of 14: 87.11%
• Naoero — 6th of 14: 81.82%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 77.77% (2024)
• Cambodia — 60.14% (2024)
• China — 74.51% (2024)
• Fiji — 64.64% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 76.08% (2024)
• Indonesia — 72.37% (2025)
• Kiribati — 84.33% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 76.66% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 54.89% (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 81.11% (2024)
• Malaysia

More education data for Tuvalu

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 3 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1,332 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.14% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 100% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.18% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Tuvalu's primary education, teachers (% female)?

92.52% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 14.26 percentage points from 78.26% in 1994. The highest value was 96.58% in 2015 and the lowest 78.26% in 1994.

How does Tuvalu rank?

4th highest of 14 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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