Cook Islands vs Tonga: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years)
Cook Islands
6.35 years
in 2024
Tonga
6.45 years
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
60th
Tonga rank
58th
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) over time
- Cook Islands
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 6.45 years against 6.35 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 60th and Tonga ranks 58th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.89 years | 6.78 years | 1.1 years | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 6.6 years | 6.69 years | 0.0874 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 6.55 years | 6.8 years | 0.245 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 6.28 years | 6.95 years | 0.6733 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 6.42 years | 6.56 years | 0.1405 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Cook Islands or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 6.45 years against 6.35 years in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Cook Islands and Tonga?
- 0.1 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 60th and Tonga ranks 58th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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