Australia vs Cook Islands: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school
Australia
85.8%
in 2024
Cook Islands
86.1%
in 2024
Australia rank
48th
Cook Islands rank
46th
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time
- Australia
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 86.1% against 85.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Cook Islands ranks 46th of 178 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.8% | 82.1% | 23.3% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 86.0% | 5.8% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children enrolled in pre-primary school, Australia or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 86.1% against 85.8% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children enrolled in pre-primary school between Australia and Cook Islands?
- 0.3%, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cook Islands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Cook Islands rank globally for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Australia ranks 48th and Cook Islands ranks 46th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.