School age population, tertiary education, male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School age population, tertiary education, male was 483 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Cook Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Cook Islands is 483, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Cook Islands peaked at 1,134 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 460, in 2023.
That places Cook Islands 215th out of 221 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, tertiary education, male in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 900 | — |
| 1971 | 918 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 945 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 909 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 859 | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 822 | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 795 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 803 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 873 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 939 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 994 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 1,040 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 1,103 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 1,134 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1,124 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1,110 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,102 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,095 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1,088 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,071 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,050 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,032 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,019 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 955 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 903 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 847 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 819 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 725 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 673 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 635 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 591 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 562 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 578 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 590 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 604 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 618 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 645 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 689 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 708 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 705 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 690 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 677 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 682 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 673 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 654 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 626 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 603 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 575 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 541 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 508 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 485 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 472 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 460 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 462 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 483 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 876.3 | 795 | 945 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,086 | 994 | 1,134 | 10 |
| 1990s | 902.3 | 673 | 1,050 | 10 |
| 2000s | 622 | 562 | 708 | 10 |
| 2010s | 642.6 | 541 | 705 | 10 |
| 2020s | 478.33 | 460 | 508 | 6 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Cook Islands?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Cook Islands was 483 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,134 in 1983.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 215th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release