Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 15 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 6 countries
All-time high
15 years
in 1998
All-time low
14 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Cook Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 15 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Cook Islands peaked at 15 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14 years, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14 years | — |
| 1971 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 years | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2 years | 14 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Tokelau 16 years compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 18 years compare
- 2 Anguilla 15 years compare
- 2 Ethiopia 17 years compare
- 2 Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Lithuania 17 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 15 years compare
- 2 Namibia 17 years compare
- 2 Niger 17 years compare
- 2 Niue 15 years compare
- 2 Papua New Guinea 17 years compare
- 2 Uganda 17 years compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Cook Islands?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Cook Islands was 15 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 15 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 years in 1970.
- How does Cook Islands rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 6 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release