Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cook Islands, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cook Islands stood at 86.1%.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cook Islands peaked at 90.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2010.
Cook Islands ranks 46th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71.0% | — |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.0% | 71.0% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 81.5% | 89.8% | 5 |
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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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cook Islands?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cook Islands was 86.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2010.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Cook Islands ranks 46th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.