Cook Islands vs SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Cook Islands
13.43 years
in 2024
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
12.14 years
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
26th
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
25th

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

  • Cook Islands
  • SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 13.43 years against 12.14 years in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.29 years.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 26th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 11.51 years 11.98 years 0.468 years SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
2000s 12.45 years 12.12 years 0.3219 years Cook Islands
2010s 12.39 years 12.32 years 0.0728 years Cook Islands
2020s 13.52 years 12.18 years 1.33 years Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Cook Islands or SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
Cook Islands, at 13.43 years against 12.14 years in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Cook Islands and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
1.29 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Cook Islands ranks 26th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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 secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release