Tuvalu: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 2.8% from 1.04 in 2016 (0.57% a year on average, compounded). Since 1990 it is down 1.16% from 1.02 in 1990. The World Bank has no value for 22 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2021, Tuvalu had the 25th highest value of the 51 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 2021 ranking

• Marshall Islands — 22nd of 51: 1.01
• China — 23rd of 51: 1.01
• Panama — 24th of 51: 1.01
• Georgia — 26th of 51: 1.01
• Cuba — 27th of 51: 1
• Jordan — 28th of 51: 1

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

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

All 10 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Australia — 0.98 (2020)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1.02 (2020)
• Cambodia — 1.04 (2021)
• China — 1.01 (2021)
• Fiji — 1.02 (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.02 (2021)
• Indonesia — 0.99 (2018)
• Japan — 1 (2019)
• Korea, Rep.

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 school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1.01 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 1.16% from 1.02 in 1990. The highest value was 1.07 in 2015 and the lowest 0.92 in 1998.

How does Tuvalu rank?

25th highest of 51 economies with data for 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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