Official entrance age to compulsory education in Niue
Niue: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 6 countries
All-time high
5 years
in 1998
All-time low
5 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Niue, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Niue is 5 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Niue peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Niue, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 years | — |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 1 Afghanistan 7 years compare
- 1 Anguilla 5 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 5 years compare
- 1 Estonia 7 years compare
- 1 Ethiopia 7 years compare
- 1 Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Gambia 7 years compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Croatia 7 years compare
- 1 Indonesia 7 years compare
- 1 Liechtenstein 7 years compare
- 1 Mali 7 years compare
- 1 Montserrat 5 years compare
- 1 Namibia 7 years compare
- 1 Romania 7 years compare
- 1 Russia 7 years compare
- 1 Serbia 7 years compare
- 1 Suriname 7 years compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 years compare
- 1 Tokelau 5 years compare
- 1 Tanzania 7 years compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 years compare
- 1 South Africa 7 years compare
- 1 Zambia 7 years compare
More education data for Niue
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.29 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.49 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.51 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Niue?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Niue was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Niue rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Niue ranks 1st out of 6 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release