Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 107.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 107.9% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cook Islands peaked at 137.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2013.
That places Cook Islands 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134.1% | 129.6% | 137.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 103.9% | 99.4% | 116.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 108.7% | 105.8% | 112.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 109.0% | 100.5% | 112.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 103.3% | 98.8% | 109.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.3% | 106.0% | 110.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 46 French Polynesia 108.1% compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 108.0% compare
- 48 Benin 108.0% compare
- 50 Aruba 107.7% compare
- 52 Moldova 107.6% compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 29.7% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 33.2% (2024)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cook Islands?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cook Islands was 107.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 137.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2013.
- How does Cook Islands rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Cook Islands ranks 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.