Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Tokelau
Tokelau: Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Tokelau, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Tokelau recorded 22 for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in Tokelau peaked at 39 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2016.
That places Tokelau 214th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39 | +85.7% |
| 2016 | 15 | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 21 | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 22 | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5 | 21 | 39 | 4 |
| 2010s | 18 | 15 | 21 | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.4 | 18 | 22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 211 Saint Helena 57
- 212 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 37
- 213 Montserrat 29 compare
- 215 Falkland Islands 15
- 216 Niue 12 compare
More education data for Tokelau
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in Tokelau?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Tokelau was 22 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2003.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2016.
- How does Tokelau rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Tokelau ranks 214th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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 Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release