Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Niue
Niue: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.6%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
192nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2021
All-time low
5.6%
in 2025
Years of data
6
2020–2025
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Niue, 2020–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Niue is 5.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Niue ranks 192nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Niue, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.7% | — |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 5.9% compare
- 190 Dominica 5.8% compare
- 191 Montserrat 5.7% compare
- 193 Eritrea 5.4%
- 194 Timor-Leste 4.3% compare
- 195 Papua New Guinea 3.5%
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 expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Niue?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Niue was 5.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2025.
- How does Niue rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Niue ranks 192nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release