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

2468195019872024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Chad 6.03 compare
  2. 1 Mayotte 4.56 compare
  3. 2 Somalia 6.01 compare
  4. 2 Tokelau 2.6 compare
  5. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.98 compare
  6. 3 Niue 2.49 compare
  7. 4 Central African Republic 5.95 compare
  8. 5 Niger 5.93 compare
  9. 5 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.64 compare
  10. 6 Mali 5.51 compare
  11. 6 Montserrat 1.45 compare
  12. 7 Angola 5.05 compare
  13. 7 Anguilla 1.36 compare

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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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Indicator
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,919 data points, 1891–2024
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