Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tokelau
Tokelau: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 77.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tokelau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tokelau recorded 77.3% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Tokelau peaked at 94.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2003.
Tokelau ranks 106th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 69.2% | 90.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 71.4% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 71.4% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
More education data for Tokelau
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.6 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 56.5% (2025)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 0.0% (1991)
- Duration of compulsory education 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school 36.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Tokelau?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Tokelau was 77.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2003.
- How does Tokelau rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Tokelau ranks 106th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.