Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 99.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cook Islands, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 99.7% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% 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, 67.3%, in 1971.
Cook Islands ranks 27th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 67.3% | — |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +48.2% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.3% | 67.3% | 67.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 903 (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 787 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (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 99.7% 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 67.3% in 1971.
- How does Cook Islands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cook Islands ranks 27th out of 135 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 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release