School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Niue
Niue: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.96 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Niue, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Niue is 5.96 years, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Niue peaked at 7.18 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.65 years, in 1981.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.92 years | 5.57 years | 6.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.27 years | 4.65 years | 5.88 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.53 years | 5.94 years | 7.18 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.94 years | 5.41 years | 6.72 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.39 years | 6.21 years | 6.64 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.35 years | 5.41 years | 7.02 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 1 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 7.89 years compare
- 1 Haiti 11.16 years compare
- 2 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 7.57 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 9.68 years compare
- 3 Cook Islands 6.52 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.26 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.68 years compare
- 5 St. Kitts and Nevis 8.59 years compare
- 5 St. Helena 5.86 years compare
- 6 Mozambique, Republic of 8.56 years compare
- 6 Tokelau 3.39 years compare
- 7 Malawi 8.39 years compare
More education data for Niue
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.49 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.51 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.51 (2023)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 101.29 (2025)
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 0 (1997)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education le 0 (1992)
- Duration of compulsory education 11 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Niue?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Niue was 5.96 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 years in 1994.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 years in 1981.
- How does Niue rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Niue ranks 4th out of 6 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release