Cook Islands vs Vanuatu: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
Cook Islands
13.79 years
in 2024
Vanuatu
17.09 years
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
17th
Vanuatu rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Cook Islands
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 17.09 years against 13.79 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 3.3 years.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6 years | 7.31 years | 3.29 years | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 11.57 years | 8.49 years | 3.09 years | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 12.54 years | 9.51 years | 3.02 years | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 12.29 years | 11.18 years | 1.11 years | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 13.78 years | 13.63 years | 0.1539 years | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Cook Islands or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 17.09 years against 13.79 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Cook Islands and Vanuatu?
- 3.3 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Vanuatu?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release