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 93 in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 93, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands peaked at 384 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 93, 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 | 380 | — |
| 1971 | 383 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 384 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 361 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 338 | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 316 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 302 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 285 | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 275 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 266 | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 261 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 246 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 221 | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 211 | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 203 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 195 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 192 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 187 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 190 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 195 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 199 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 204 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 205 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 210 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 218 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 221 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 218 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 222 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 218 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 209 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 194 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 179 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 166 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 156 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 148 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 143 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 140 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 141 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 146 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 150 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 154 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 154 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 156 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 156 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 152 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 149 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 146 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 140 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 133 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 125 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 121 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 113 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 108 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 102 | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 93 | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 329 | 266 | 384 | 10 |
| 1980s | 210.1 | 187 | 261 | 10 |
| 1990s | 212.4 | 199 | 222 | 10 |
| 2000s | 156.3 | 140 | 194 | 10 |
| 2010s | 146.5 | 125 | 156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.33 | 93 | 121 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (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 93 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 384 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 93 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 37.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release