Cook Islands vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Cook Islands
10.99 years
in 2024
SDG: Small Island Developing States
9.56 years
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
13th
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
10th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Cook Islands
  • SDG: Small Island Developing States
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 10.99 years against 9.56 years in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 1.43 years.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 13th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 10th of 200 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands SDG: Small Island Developing States Difference Ahead
1990s 9.93 years 8.23 years 1.7 years Cook Islands
2000s 10.19 years 8.22 years 1.97 years Cook Islands
2010s 10.19 years 9.41 years 0.7821 years Cook Islands
2020s 11.02 years 9.58 years 1.45 years Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Cook Islands or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
Cook Islands, at 10.99 years against 9.56 years in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Cook Islands and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
1.43 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Cook Islands ranks 13th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 10th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release