Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tokelau
Tokelau: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 56.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tokelau, 1976–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tokelau stood at 56.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tokelau peaked at 115.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2025.
Tokelau ranks 215th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 92.7% | — |
| 1977 | 101.2% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 113.4% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 115.7% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 91.2% | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 87.8% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 56.5% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105.8% | 92.7% | 115.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 91.6% | 91.2% | 92.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 80.5% | 90.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 71.1% | 86.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 56.5% | 77.0% | 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, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tokelau?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Tokelau was 56.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 115.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2025.
- How does Tokelau rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Tokelau ranks 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.