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 97 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
97
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
214th
of 222 countries
All-time high
397
in 1972
All-time low
97
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
Cook Islands recorded 97 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cook Islands peaked at 397 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 97, in 2025.
Cook Islands ranks 214th 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 | 393 | — |
| 1971 | 391 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 397 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 387 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 373 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 346 | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 323 | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 302 | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 288 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 272 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 263 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 253 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 237 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 221 | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 215 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 208 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 201 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 196 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 196 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 200 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 203 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 211 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 222 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 229 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 241 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 245 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 245 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 238 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 229 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 221 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 210 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 197 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 177 | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 172 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 165 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 156 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 152 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 151 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 153 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 154 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 155 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 154 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 156 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 157 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 157 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 157 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 155 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 149 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 144 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 139 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 133 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 127 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 122 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 115 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 109 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 97 | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 347.2 | 272 | 397 | 10 |
| 1980s | 219 | 196 | 263 | 10 |
| 1990s | 228.4 | 203 | 245 | 10 |
| 2000s | 168.7 | 151 | 210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 152.3 | 139 | 157 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.17 | 97 | 133 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 211 Naoero 143 compare
- 212 San Marino 128 compare
- 213 Tuvalu 115 compare
- 214 Palau 97 compare
- 216 Anguilla 69 compare
- 217 Montserrat 25 compare
- 217 Saint Helena 25 compare
- 217 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22 (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 97 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 397 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 97 in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Cook Islands ranks 214th 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 38.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release