Papua New Guinea vs Tokelau: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Papua New Guinea
17 years
in 2025
Tokelau
16 years
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Tokelau rank
10th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tokelau
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17 years against 16 years in Tokelau, a difference of 1 years.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tokelau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Tokelau ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2 years | 14 years | 1.2 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 15 years | 14 years | 1 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 15 years | 14.1 years | 0.9 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 15 years | 15 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 15.4 years | 15 years | 0.4 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 17 years | 15.33 years | 1.67 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Papua New Guinea or Tokelau?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17 years against 16 years in Tokelau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Papua New Guinea and Tokelau?
- 1 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tokelau?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tokelau rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd and Tokelau ranks 10th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release