School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Niue
Niue: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 13.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.12 years
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
34th
of 213 countries
All-time high
14.86 years
in 2021
All-time low
9.7 years
in 1983
Years of data
39
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Niue, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Niue stood at 13.12 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Niue peaked at 14.86 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.7 years, in 1983.
That places Niue 34th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Niue, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.14 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.74 years | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 10.35 years | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 9.71 years | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 10.13 years | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 10.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 10.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 10.17 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 11.04 years | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 10.62 years | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 10 years | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 9.79 years | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 10.11 years | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 9.7 years | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 10.8 years | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 11.1 years | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 10.57 years | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 11.41 years | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 12.04 years | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 12.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 13.57 years | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 13.15 years | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 13.36 years | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 13.03 years | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 13.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 13.49 years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 13.43 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.2 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 14.19 years | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 12.06 years | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 12.28 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 13.06 years | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 12.87 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.31 years | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.23 years | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 14.86 years | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 12.47 years | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 13.47 years | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 13.12 years | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.44 years | 9.71 years | 11.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.29 years | 9.7 years | 11.1 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.82 years | 11.41 years | 13.57 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.03 years | 12.06 years | 14.19 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.08 years | 12.87 years | 13.31 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.63 years | 12.47 years | 14.86 years | 5 |
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More education data for Niue
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Niue?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Niue was 13.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 14.86 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 years in 1983.
- How does Niue rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Niue ranks 34th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release