Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Niue
Niue: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 5.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Niue, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niue recorded 5.7% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
That places Niue 81st out of 203 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.2% | — |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -44.7% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.0% | 10.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More education data for Niue
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 61.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Niue?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Niue was 5.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- How does Niue rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Niue ranks 81st out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niue data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.