Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niue
Niue: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 75.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niue, 2014–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niue stood at 75.0%.
The figure is up 346.4% on the previous year and up 119.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niue peaked at 96.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2021.
That places Niue 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 96.7% | — |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -64.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -90.9% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +413.6% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -87.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +618.7% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +94.1% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -45.8% |
| 2025 | 75.0% | +346.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.5% | 3.1% | 96.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 2.2% | 75.0% | 6 |
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More education data for Niue
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 108 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 109 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 61.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niue?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Niue was 75.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2021.
- How does Niue rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Niue ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.