Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.02 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.02
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
4th
of 7 countries
All-time high
7.27
in 1961
All-time low
2.02
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Cook Islands, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Cook Islands stood at 2.02. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Cook Islands peaked at 7.27 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.02, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.97 | 6.79 | 7.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.01 | 6.51 | 7.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.22 | 4.47 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 | 3.83 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 | 3.19 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 | 2.52 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 | 2.13 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 | 2.02 | 2.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Chad 6.03 compare
- 1 Mayotte 4.56 compare
- 2 Somalia 6.01 compare
- 2 Tokelau 2.6 compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.98 compare
- 3 Niue 2.49 compare
- 4 Central African Republic 5.95 compare
- 5 Niger 5.93 compare
- 5 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.64 compare
- 6 Mali 5.51 compare
- 6 Montserrat 1.45 compare
- 7 Angola 5.05 compare
- 7 Anguilla 1.36 compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.94 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.04 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.04 (2023)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 107.94 (2024)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 29.73 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Cook Islands?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Cook Islands was 2.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th out of 7 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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