School age population, primary education, female in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School age population, primary education, female was 639 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Cook Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Cook Islands is 639, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Cook Islands peaked at 2,177 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 639, in 2025.
That places Cook Islands 213th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,126 | — |
| 1971 | 2,152 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 2,177 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2,120 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 2,051 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1,964 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1,860 | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1,759 | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 1,709 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 1,649 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 1,583 | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 1,530 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 1,480 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 1,427 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1,367 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1,300 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1,225 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 1,153 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1,120 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,106 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,104 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,112 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,126 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,141 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,158 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1,183 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,208 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,224 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,192 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,158 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1,121 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1,069 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1,015 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 999 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 974 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 942 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 908 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 874 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 860 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 859 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 872 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 895 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 911 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 903 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 896 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 883 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 873 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 864 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 850 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 829 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 795 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 762 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 730 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 704 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 678 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 639 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,957 | 1,649 | 2,177 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,329 | 1,106 | 1,583 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,161 | 1,104 | 1,224 | 10 |
| 2000s | 962.1 | 859 | 1,121 | 10 |
| 2010s | 877.6 | 829 | 911 | 10 |
| 2020s | 718 | 639 | 795 | 6 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 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)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.04 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 107.94 (2024)
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 29.73 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Cook Islands?
- School age population, primary education, female in Cook Islands was 639 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,177 in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 639 in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 213th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release