School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 498 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
498
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
211th
of 220 countries
All-time high
944
in 1972
All-time low
498
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cook Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cook Islands stood at 498. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cook Islands peaked at 944 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 498, in 2025.
Cook Islands ranks 211th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 865 | — |
| 1971 | 909 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 944 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 928 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 908 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 898 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 890 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 871 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 857 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 853 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 849 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 830 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 791 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 739 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 719 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 709 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 700 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 679 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 648 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 615 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 583 | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 558 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 539 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 522 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 521 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 529 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 534 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 533 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 687 | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 669 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 649 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 632 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 607 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 600 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 601 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 606 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 612 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 623 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 618 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 604 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 586 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 566 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 560 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 565 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 567 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 569 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 559 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 546 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 535 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 531 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 539 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 543 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 542 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 535 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 519 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 498 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 892.3 | 853 | 944 | 10 |
| 1980s | 727.9 | 615 | 849 | 10 |
| 1990s | 567.5 | 521 | 687 | 10 |
| 2000s | 615.2 | 600 | 649 | 10 |
| 2010s | 558.4 | 531 | 586 | 10 |
| 2020s | 529.33 | 498 | 543 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.94 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.04 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cook Islands?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cook Islands was 498 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 944 in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 498 in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 211th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release