Statistics Report 2016-2017

This report has been produced by the Education Department (EdDep) within the Ministry of Education,This report has been produced by the Education Department (EdDep) within the Ministry of Education,Youth and Sports (MEYS). EdDep’s policy interventions are nested within the Tuvalu Education Strategic Plan (TESP II), a five-year plan for 2011–2015. TESP II was developed with the ultimate target of addressingkey policy objectives outlined in the Te Kakeega II (TKII) – the national sustainable development plan forthe country. In 2015, MEYS commenced review of the sector in preparation for the development of a neweducation strategic plan (TESP III), with a particular focus on three main policy levers: access, relevancy andsustainability.

Furthermore, the indicators included in this report are aligned with the priority outcomes of TESP II andFurthermore, the indicators included in this report are aligned with the priority outcomes of TESP II andcalculated based on UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) technical guidelines and definitions. UNESCO hasalso supported the development of Education for All (EFA) country assessments, which have taken stock ofprogress since 2000 and reflected on the future needs and challenges of individual countries. In addition,UNESCO conducted a comprehensive review in February 2015 in Tuvalu to track progress towards achievingthe six EFA goals.

 

Tuvalu contributed to the set of global assessments undertaken by UNESCO to help frame the vision for the post-2015 agenda. This agenda was presented to over 190 Member States attending the 37th session of UNESCO’s General Conference. Along with the EFA Global Monitoring Report, these country assessments were also shared at a global education forum in Korea in 2015 and fed into the definition of the new global education agenda. The post-2015 agenda will be a useful resource for countries like Tuvalu as it embarks onevidence-based policy and planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of its new sector plan.

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2019 Education Statistics at a Glance
VARIABLEECCEPRIMARYSECONDARY
Schools 18  10  2
Government 0 9 1
Non-Government 18 1 1
Students enrolled 676 1687 683
Male 366 900 302
Female 310 787 381
% of female students 46% 47% 56%
Teachers 55 106 46
Male 0 22 22
Female 55 84 24
% of female teachers 100% 79% 52%
Pupil: teacher ratio 12 16 15
Teachers certified (%) 100% 78% 56%
Total classrooms 18 89 27
Pupil: classroom ratio 38 19 25
Gross enrolment rate 95% 94% 74%
Male 100% 95% 64%
Female 90% 93% 85%
Net enrolment rate 93% 89% 62%
Male 98% 89% 49%
Female 87% 88% 75%