School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 700 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
700
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
213th
of 222 countries
All-time high
2,311
in 1972
All-time low
700
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Cook Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 700 for school age population, primary education, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Cook Islands peaked at 2,311 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 700, in 2025.
Cook Islands ranks 213th 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, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,246 | — |
| 1971 | 2,292 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 2,311 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 2,255 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2,194 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 2,126 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 2,032 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 1,921 | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 1,852 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 1,788 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 1,712 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1,627 | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 1,555 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 1,499 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1,441 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 1,381 | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 1,316 | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1,253 | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 1,212 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 1,183 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,176 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,177 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,195 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,216 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,233 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,265 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,304 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1,339 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,325 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1,293 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1,246 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1,184 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1,114 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1,088 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,059 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,026 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 985 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 948 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 931 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 925 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 921 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 918 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 915 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 911 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 915 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 916 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 918 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 910 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 895 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 882 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 862 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 839 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 810 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 778 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 746 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 700 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,102 | 1,788 | 2,311 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,418 | 1,183 | 1,712 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,252 | 1,176 | 1,339 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,051 | 925 | 1,246 | 10 |
| 2010s | 910.1 | 882 | 921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 789.17 | 700 | 862 | 6 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Cook Islands?
- School age population, primary education, male in Cook Islands was 700 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,311 in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 700 in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 213th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release