Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tokelau
Tokelau: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 53.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tokelau, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tokelau is 53.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 151.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tokelau peaked at 53.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2020.
That places Tokelau 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 21.2% | — |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -39.2% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +146.3% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -58.2% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +267.5% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.0% | 21.2% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 13.9% | 53.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
More education data for Tokelau
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 10 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 78 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 25.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tokelau?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Tokelau was 53.3% 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2020.
- How does Tokelau rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Tokelau ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tokelau 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.