School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 1.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.74 years
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
113th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.82 years
in 2021
All-time low
0.9326 years
in 1988
Years of data
31
1982–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cook Islands, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 1.74 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cook Islands peaked at 1.82 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9326 years, in 1988.
Cook Islands ranks 113th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.9738 years | — |
| 1985 | 1.02 years | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9326 years | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9717 years | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 years | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9825 years | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.15 years | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 1.23 years | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.18 years | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.41 years | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 1.53 years | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.58 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.64 years | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.68 years | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.33 years | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 1.46 years | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1.68 years | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.55 years | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.64 years | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.49 years | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.68 years | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.78 years | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.78 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7 years | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.82 years | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.78 years | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.69 years | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.74 years | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9848 years | 0.9326 years | 1.02 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9947 years | 0.9717 years | 1.03 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.42 years | 1.15 years | 1.68 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.66 years | 1.46 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 years | 1.69 years | 1.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 110 Cayman Islands 1.77 years compare
- 111 New Zealand 1.76 years compare
- 112 Kyrgyzstan 1.74 years compare
- 114 India 1.72 years compare
- 115 Georgia 1.71 years compare
- 116 Liberia 1.7 years compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cook Islands was 1.74 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9326 years in 1988.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 113th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release