Official entrance age to early childhood education in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 3 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1999
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Cook Islands, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to early childhood education in Cook Islands stood at 3 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Cook Islands peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Cook Islands ranks 33rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Cook Islands?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Cook Islands was 3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Cook Islands rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Cook Islands ranks 33rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release