School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 190 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
190
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
215th
of 222 countries
All-time high
781
in 1972
All-time low
190
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands is 190, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands peaked at 781 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 190, in 2025.
Cook Islands ranks 215th of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 773 | — |
| 1971 | 774 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 781 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 748 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 711 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 662 | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 625 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 587 | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 563 | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 538 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 524 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 499 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 458 | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 432 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 418 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 403 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 393 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 383 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 386 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 395 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 402 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 415 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 427 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 439 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 459 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 466 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 463 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 460 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 447 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 430 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 404 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 376 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 343 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 328 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 313 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 299 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 292 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 292 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 299 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 304 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 309 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 308 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 312 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 313 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 309 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 306 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 301 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 289 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 277 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 264 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 254 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 240 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 235 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 223 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 211 | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 190 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 676.2 | 538 | 781 | 10 |
| 1980s | 429.1 | 383 | 524 | 10 |
| 1990s | 440.8 | 402 | 466 | 10 |
| 2000s | 325 | 292 | 404 | 10 |
| 2010s | 298.8 | 264 | 313 | 10 |
| 2020s | 225.5 | 190 | 254 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 212 San Marino 251 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 216 compare
- 214 Palau 193 compare
- 216 Anguilla 132 compare
- 217 Montserrat 53 compare
- 218 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 47 compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands was 190 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 781 in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 190 in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Cook Islands ranks 215th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release