Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tokelau
Tokelau: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 56.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tokelau, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tokelau is 56.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 352.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tokelau peaked at 56.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2016.
That places Tokelau 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +68.4% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +101.7% |
| 2025 | 56.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.8% | 12.5% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 20.0% | 56.5% | 4 |
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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 children one year before the official primary in Tokelau?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Tokelau was 56.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2016.
- How does Tokelau rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Tokelau ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 352.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release