Tuvalu: Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Tuvalu's trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) fell 19.83 percentage points on 2024 (from 94.83% to 75%).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2024), the average change was −0.43 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 11.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.64 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.64 percentage points in 2022. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

Closest to Tuvalu in the 2025 ranking

• Kyrgyz Republic — 3rd of 7: 92.04%
• Burundi — 4th of 7: 91.69%
• Gambia, The — 5th of 7: 75.58%
• Nepal — 7th of 7: 37.93%

What this measures

Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

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

All 14 values

Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 68.63% (2024)
• Cambodia — 100% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 97.62% (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 100% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 10.83% (2024)
• Macao SAR, China — 99.7% (2024)
• Mongolia — 97.98% (2022)
• Philippines — 100% (2024)
• Viet Nam

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 trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers)?

75% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2012?

It is down 25 percentage points from 100% in 2012. The highest value was 100% in 2012 and the lowest 75% in 2025.

Is the latest change in trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) unusual for Tuvalu?

In 2025, Tuvalu's trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) fell 19.83 percentage points on 2024 (from 94.83% to 75%). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2024), the average change was −0.43 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 11.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.TCAQ.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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