School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tokelau
Tokelau: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 6.9 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tokelau, 1978–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Tokelau recorded 6.9 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tokelau peaked at 17.73 years in 1983 and was at its lowest, 6.16 years, in 2024.
That places Tokelau 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 14.69 years | — |
| 1979 | 13.97 years | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 17.73 years | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 9.57 years | -46.0% |
| 2001 | 9.71 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.47 years | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.98 years | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 9.89 years | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 8.89 years | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 9.31 years | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 9.96 years | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 6.48 years | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 6.16 years | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 6.9 years | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.33 years | 13.97 years | 14.69 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.73 years | 17.73 years | 17.73 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.43 years | 8.98 years | 9.71 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.39 years | 8.89 years | 9.89 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.76 years | 6.16 years | 9.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 198 Senegal 7.24 years compare
- 199 Syrian Arab Republic 7.15 years compare
- 200 Mali 6.96 years compare
- 202 Guinea-Bissau 6.89 years compare
- 203 Sudan 6.67 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 6.59 years compare
More education data for Tokelau
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 56.45 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.6 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.61 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.61 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tokelau?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Tokelau was 6.9 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 17.73 years in 1983.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.16 years in 2024.
- How does Tokelau rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Tokelau ranks 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release