School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Tokelau
Tokelau: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 3.44 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Tokelau, 1976–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary, male in Tokelau stood at 3.44 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Tokelau peaked at 6.13 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.38 years, in 2024.
Tokelau ranks 211th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.13 years | — |
| 1977 | 5.86 years | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 6.13 years | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 6 years | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.46 years | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 5.76 years | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 5.27 years | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 4.74 years | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 5.23 years | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 5.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.35 years | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 5.39 years | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 years | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6 years | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.87 years | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 3.65 years | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 3.38 years | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 3.44 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.78 years | 5.13 years | 6.13 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.61 years | 5.46 years | 5.76 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.27 years | 5.27 years | 5.27 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.89 years | 4.35 years | 5.24 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.95 years | 4.5 years | 5.39 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.98 years | 3.38 years | 4.87 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, 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 secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 25.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 166 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 22.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Tokelau?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Tokelau was 3.44 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 years in 1978.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 years in 2024.
- How does Tokelau rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Tokelau ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release