Adult literacy rate in Tuvalu
100.0% of adults in Tuvalu could read and write in 2022.
Tuvalu, 2022
100.0%
World, 2022
87.4%
Position in 2022
2nd of 45
Adult literacy rate in Tuvalu over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tuvalu | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 45 countries with data for 2022, Tuvalu has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 87.4%.
More for Tuvalu
All statistics for Tuvalu
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.1%
2024 · World Bank
Primary completion (UIS)
100.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
85.2%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
55.5%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
12.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS