School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niue
Niue: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niue, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niue is 10.6 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niue peaked at 11.53 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.47 years, in 2004.
Niue ranks 19th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niue, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.76 years | — |
| 1999 | 9.75 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.47 years | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 9.34 years | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 10.48 years | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 9.42 years | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 10.39 years | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 9.61 years | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 11.53 years | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 9.88 years | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 9.73 years | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 10.6 years | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.75 years | 9.75 years | 9.76 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.12 years | 8.47 years | 9.78 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.91 years | 9.34 years | 10.48 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.27 years | 9.61 years | 11.53 years | 5 |
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More education data for Niue
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niue?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Niue was 10.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 11.53 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 years in 2004.
- How does Niue rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Niue ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release