School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Tokelau
Tokelau: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 3.39 years in 2025. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Tokelau, 1976β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Tokelau is 3.39 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Tokelau peaked at 6.94 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.39 years, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.35 years | 5.56 years | 6.94 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.5 years | 5.47 years | 5.52 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.27 years | 5.27 years | 5.27 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.14 years | 4.83 years | 5.43 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.77 years | 4.37 years | 5.16 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.97 years | 3.39 years | 4.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 3 Cook Islands 6.52 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.26 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.68 years compare
- 4 Niue 5.96 years compare
- 5 St. Kitts and Nevis 8.59 years compare
- 5 Saint Helena 5.86 years compare
- 6 Mozambique, Republic of 8.56 years compare
- 7 Malawi 8.39 years compare
- 8 Zambia 8.22 years compare
- 9 Eswatini, Kingdom of 8.16 years compare
More education data for Tokelau
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 56.45 (2025)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education le 0 (1991)
- Duration of compulsory education 11 (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Tokelau?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Tokelau was 3.39 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 years in 2025.
- How does Tokelau rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Tokelau ranks 6th out of 6 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release