Cook Islands vs Niue: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Cook Islands
5 years
in 2025
Niue
5 years
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
129th
Niue rank
129th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Cook Islands
- Niue
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 5 years against 5 years in Niue, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 129th and Niue ranks 129th of 205 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Cook Islands or Niue?
- Cook Islands, at 5 years against 5 years in Niue as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Cook Islands and Niue?
- 0 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Niue?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and Niue rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Cook Islands ranks 129th and Niue ranks 129th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.