Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.22 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tuvalu, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 1.22 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tuvalu peaked at 1.23 index in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.08 index, in 1981.
That places Tuvalu 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.08 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.09 index | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.1 index | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.11 index | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.12 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.12 index | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.13 index | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.14 index | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.14 index | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.15 index | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.16 index | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.16 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.17 index | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.17 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.18 index | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.18 index | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.19 index | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.19 index | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.19 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.2 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.21 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.21 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.21 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.22 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.22 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.23 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.23 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.23 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.23 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.23 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.23 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.23 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.22 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.22 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.22 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.22 index | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.22 index | -0.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.22 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.22 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.11 index | 1.08 index | 1.14 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.17 index | 1.15 index | 1.19 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 index | 1.2 index | 1.23 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 index | 1.23 index | 1.23 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 index | 1.22 index | 1.23 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More gender data for Tuvalu
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 102 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 98 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tuvalu?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Tuvalu was 1.22 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 index in 1981.
- How does Tuvalu rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Tuvalu ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.