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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.0% | 71.0% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 81.5% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.02 live births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 107.9% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 29.7% (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 33.2% (2024)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years (2025)
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
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.