Cook Islands vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary, female

Cook Islands
6.7 years
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
5.98 years
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
42nd
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
41st

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Cook Islands
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 6.7 years against 5.98 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.72 years.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 42nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 8.51 years 2.93 years 5.58 years Cook Islands
1980s 6.95 years 4.14 years 2.81 years Cook Islands
1990s 6.45 years 4.37 years 2.08 years Cook Islands
2000s 6.47 years 5.16 years 1.31 years Cook Islands
2010s 6.12 years 5.88 years 0.2361 years Cook Islands
2020s 6.62 years 5.98 years 0.6404 years Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Cook Islands or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
Cook Islands, at 6.7 years against 5.98 years in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Cook Islands and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.72 years, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Cook Islands ranks 42nd and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release