Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 16.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cook Islands, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cook Islands is 16.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57,727.3% on the previous year and up 185.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cook Islands peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
That places Cook Islands 79th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.2% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 76 Qatar 18.9% compare
- 77 Maldives 18.6% compare
- 78 Uzbekistan 18.4% compare
- 80 Russia 16.6% compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 16.5% compare
- 82 Montenegro 15.8% compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 107.9% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 29.7% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 33.2% (2024)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cook Islands?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cook Islands was 16.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Cook Islands ranks 79th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.