Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 1 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2019
All-time low
68.1%
in 1971
Years of data
5
1971–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands is 99.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1971.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 68.1% | — |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0%
More education data for Cook Islands
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.94 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.04 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.04 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 107.94 (2024)
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 29.73 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands was 99.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1971.
- How does Cook Islands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cook Islands ranks 1st out of 1 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release