Girls and boys who are out of school in Tokelau
Tokelau: Girls and boys who are out of school was 89 girls in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Girls and boys who are out of school in Tokelau, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
Tokelau recorded 89 girls for girls and boys who are out of school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 345.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Tokelau peaked at 89 girls in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20 girls, in 2016.
Tokelau ranks 172nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 girls | — |
| 2019 | 27 girls | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 31 girls | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 27 girls | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 38 girls | +40.7% |
| 2024 | 86 girls | +126.3% |
| 2025 | 89 girls | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.5 girls | 20 girls | 27 girls | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.2 girls | 27 girls | 89 girls | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 169 Dominica 173 girls compare
- 170 Cyprus 95 girls
- 171 Cayman Islands 92 girls compare
- 173 Luxembourg 85 girls compare
- 174 Azerbaijan 81 girls compare
- 175 Andorra 61 girls compare
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 girls and boys who are out of school in Tokelau?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Tokelau was 89 girls in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 89 girls in 2025.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 girls in 2016.
- How does Tokelau rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Tokelau ranks 172nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 345.0%. 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 Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.