Somalia vs Tokelau: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary
Somalia
20.9%
in 2023
Tokelau
56.5%
in 2025
Somalia rank
217th
Tokelau rank
215th
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary over time
- Somalia
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 56.5% against 20.9% in Somalia, a difference of 35.6%.
That makes Tokelau's figure about 2.7 times Somalia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Tokelau has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 217th and Tokelau ranks 215th of 217 countries.
Tokelau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.7% | 105.8% | 75.1% | Tokelau |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 91.6% | 72.1% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 64.6% | 43.7% | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Somalia or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 56.5% against 20.9% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Somalia and Tokelau?
- 35.6%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tokelau?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Tokelau rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Somalia ranks 217th and Tokelau ranks 215th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.