Duration of compulsory education in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Duration of compulsory education was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
12
in 2015
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Cook Islands, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Cook Islands is 12, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Cook Islands peaked at 12 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
Cook Islands ranks 33rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 33 Anguilla 12 compare
- 33 Armenia 12 compare
- 33 Bahamas 12 compare
- 33 British Virgin Islands 12 compare
- 33 Bulgaria 12 compare
- 33 Cayman Islands 12 compare
- 33 Chile 12 compare
- 33 Colombia 12 compare
- 33 Dominica 12 compare
- 33 Egypt 12 compare
- 33 Finland 12 compare
- 33 Grenada 12 compare
- 33 Honduras 12 compare
- 33 Italy 12 compare
- 33 Kenya 12 compare
- 33 Luxembourg 12 compare
- 33 Maldives 12 compare
- 33 Mauritius 12 compare
- 33 Mongolia 12 compare
- 33 Montserrat 12 compare
- 33 North Korea 12 compare
- 33 Pakistan 12 compare
- 33 Palau 12 compare
- 33 Portugal 12 compare
- 33 Qatar 12 compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 compare
- 33 Turkey 12 compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 12 compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 12 compare
- 33 United States 12 compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Cook Islands?
- Duration of compulsory education in Cook Islands was 12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2015.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Cook Islands rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Cook Islands ranks 33rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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