Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tokelau
Tokelau: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 65.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tokelau, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tokelau recorded 65.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tokelau peaked at 66.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2021.
That places Tokelau 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 40.8% | — |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +86.7% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +14.9% |
| 2025 | 65.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.3% | 37.8% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 31.1% | 66.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 3 Chad 67.2% compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 66.1% compare
- 5 Mali 65.9%
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 62.1% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 61.8% compare
- 9 Ethiopia 60.8% compare
More education data for Tokelau
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % 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), gaps filled 88 (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), 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tokelau?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Tokelau was 65.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2021.
- How does Tokelau rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Tokelau ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release