School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tokelau
Tokelau: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 5.9 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tokelau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tokelau recorded 5.9 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tokelau peaked at 9.24 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.59 years, in 2024.
Tokelau ranks 194th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6 years | — |
| 2001 | 9.24 years | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 9.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.65 years | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 9.17 years | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2 years | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 8.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.5 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.72 years | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 5.59 years | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 5.9 years | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.93 years | 8.6 years | 9.24 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.68 years | 8.2 years | 9.17 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.8 years | 5.59 years | 8.5 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tokelau?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Tokelau was 5.9 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 9.24 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.59 years in 2024.
- How does Tokelau rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Tokelau ranks 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 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