Cook Islands vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
Cook Islands
6.52 years
in 2024
WB: Pacific Island Small States
5.99 years
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
52nd
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
51st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Cook Islands
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 6.52 years against 5.99 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States, a difference of 0.53 years.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times WB: Pacific Island Small States's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 52nd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 51st of 218 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and WB: Pacific Island Small States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | WB: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.05 years | 6.45 years | 1.6 years | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 6.23 years | 6.25 years | 0.018 years | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 1990s | 6.53 years | 6.14 years | 0.3964 years | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 6.55 years | 6.19 years | 0.3596 years | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 6.2 years | 6.57 years | 0.3674 years | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2020s | 6.51 years | 6.23 years | 0.2826 years | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Cook Islands or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- Cook Islands, at 6.52 years against 5.99 years in WB: Pacific Island Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Cook Islands and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 0.53 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 52nd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 51st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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
February 2026 Data Release