School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1,825 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,825
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
211th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3,451
in 1972
All-time low
1,825
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cook Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cook Islands is 1,825, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cook Islands peaked at 3,451 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,825, in 2025.
Cook Islands ranks 211th of 220 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, secondary education, both sexes in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,129 | — |
| 1971 | 3,294 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 3,451 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 3,426 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 3,411 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3,402 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 3,397 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 3,385 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3,397 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 3,387 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3,375 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 3,356 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3,284 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 3,147 | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 3,053 | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 2,978 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 2,911 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 2,849 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2,747 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 2,641 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 2,534 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 2,439 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 2,349 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 2,231 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 2,169 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 2,143 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,147 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,147 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,685 | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 2,603 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2,279 | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 2,248 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2,212 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,216 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,222 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,227 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,232 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,240 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,223 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,192 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,156 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,123 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,094 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,053 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,015 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,994 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,978 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,961 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,886 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1,842 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,832 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,835 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,846 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,851 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,839 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,825 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,368 | 3,129 | 3,451 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,034 | 2,641 | 3,375 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,345 | 2,143 | 2,685 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,229 | 2,192 | 2,279 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,010 | 1,842 | 2,156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,838 | 1,825 | 1,851 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cook Islands?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cook Islands was 1,825 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,451 in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,825 in 2025.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 211th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release