School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau
Tokelau: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 23 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
218th
of 222 countries
All-time high
28
in 1970
All-time low
13
in 2010
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau stood at 23.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau peaked at 28 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2010.
Tokelau ranks 218th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28 | — |
| 1971 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 15 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 23 | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8 | 24 | 28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.1 | 23 | 24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.1 | 23 | 26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 13 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.17 | 20 | 23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 215 Cook Islands 93 compare
- 216 Anguilla 63 compare
- 217 Montserrat 28 compare
- 219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 22 compare
- 220 Saint Helena 18 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands 15 compare
More education data for Tokelau
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 78 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 25.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau was 23 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2010.
- How does Tokelau rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Tokelau ranks 218th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release