School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau
Tokelau: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
22
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
220th
of 222 countries
All-time high
30
in 1970
All-time low
15
in 2006
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
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau is 22, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Tokelau peaked at 30 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2006.
That places Tokelau 220th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 30 | — |
| 1971 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 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 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 22 | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 15 | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 19 | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8 | 25 | 30 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.2 | 23 | 24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27 | 25 | 29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3 | 15 | 28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 | 15 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 | 16 | 22 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 compare
- 221 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 16 compare
- 222 Niue 12 compare
More education data for Tokelau
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21 (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), gaps filled 88 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54 (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 primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 140 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.92 % change on previous year (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 22 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 30 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2006.
- How does Tokelau rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Tokelau ranks 220th 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 29.4%. 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, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release