Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tokelau
Tokelau: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 16 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 6 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 2024
All-time low
14 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tokelau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tokelau stood at 16 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tokelau peaked at 16 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14 years, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14 years | — |
| 1971 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 years | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 16 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1 years | 14 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.33 years | 15 years | 16 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 18 years compare
- 2 Anguilla 15 years compare
- 2 Cook Islands 15 years compare
- 2 Ethiopia 17 years compare
- 2 Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Lithuania 17 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 15 years compare
- 2 Namibia 17 years compare
- 2 Niger 17 years compare
- 2 Niue 15 years compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Uganda 17 years compare
More education data for Tokelau
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tokelau?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Tokelau was 16 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 years in 1970.
- How does Tokelau rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Tokelau ranks 1st out of 6 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tokelau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release