Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tokelau
Tokelau: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region was 158 children in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tokelau, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
In 2025, primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tokelau stood at 158 children.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 338.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tokelau peaked at 159 children in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36 children, in 2016.
That places Tokelau 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 36 children | — |
| 2019 | 47 children | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 57 children | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 49 children | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 80 children | +63.3% |
| 2024 | 159 children | +98.8% |
| 2025 | 158 children | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.5 children | 36 children | 47 children | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.6 children | 49 children | 159 children | 5 |
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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 primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tokelau?
- Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region in Tokelau was 158 children in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 159 children in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 children in 2016.
- How does Tokelau rank for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Tokelau ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 338.9%. 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 Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.