Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tokelau
Tokelau: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 44.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tokelau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tokelau stood at 44.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tokelau peaked at 45.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2011.
Tokelau ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.1% | — |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 19.7% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.6% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 25.9% | 45.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
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 of lower secondary school age in Tokelau?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Tokelau was 44.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2011.
- How does Tokelau rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Tokelau ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release