Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niue
Niue: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 5.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niue, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niue stood at 5.3%.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niue peaked at 9.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2008.
Niue ranks 101st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 2.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 5.3% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 100 Sierra Leone 5.5% compare
- 101 Tuvalu 5.3% compare
- 103 North Macedonia 5.2% compare
- 104 Anguilla 5.0% compare
- 104 Sri Lanka 5.0% compare
More education data for Niue
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 108 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 109 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 61.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 0 (2024)
- 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 Niue?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Niue was 5.3% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2008.
- How does Niue rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Niue ranks 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release