Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.02 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.02 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.27 live births per woman
in 1961
All-time low
2.02 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cook Islands, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cook Islands stood at 2.02 live births per woman. 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. average years of schooling in Cook Islands peaked at 7.27 live births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.02 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places Cook Islands 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.79 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.79 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.82 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 6.87 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 7.04 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 7.12 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 7.17 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 7.27 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 7.24 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.19 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 7.12 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 7.04 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 6.95 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 6.83 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 6.69 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 6.51 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 6.3 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 6.07 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 5.72 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 5.47 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 5.2 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 4.96 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 4.77 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 4.66 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 4.55 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.47 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.35 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 4.18 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 4.05 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 3.95 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.87 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.84 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.83 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.84 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 3.85 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.9 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.97 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.99 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.95 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.86 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.76 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.69 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 3.6 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 3.46 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.31 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 3.19 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.11 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.06 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.97 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.89 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.83 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.81 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.8 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.71 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.52 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.45 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.34 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.29 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.24 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.21 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.18 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.16 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.13 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.11 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.09 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.07 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.04 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.02 live births per woman | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.97 live births per woman | 6.79 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.01 live births per woman | 6.51 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.47 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.97 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.52 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.11 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 108 United States Virgin Islands 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 109 Venezuela 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 110 Guadeloupe 2.07 live births per woman compare
- 111 Belize 2.02 live births per woman compare
- 113 Martinique 1.99 live births per woman compare
- 114 Peru 1.97 live births per woman compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (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, female (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cook Islands?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cook Islands was 2.02 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 live births per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Cook Islands ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average 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 Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.