Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 1,396 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, female in Cook Islands, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 1,396 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Cook Islands peaked at 1,879 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,396, in 2025.
Cook Islands ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,879 | — |
| 1999 | 1,827 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,770 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1,701 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,622 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1,599 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1,575 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,548 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,520 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,497 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,478 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,614 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 1,607 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,611 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,614 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,609 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,604 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,734 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1,716 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,692 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,645 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1,609 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,579 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,548 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1,520 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,490 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,450 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 1,396 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,853 | 1,827 | 1,879 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,592 | 1,478 | 1,770 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,644 | 1,604 | 1,734 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,497 | 1,396 | 1,579 | 6 |
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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 population of compulsory school age, female in Cook Islands?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Cook Islands was 1,396 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,879 in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,396 in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release