School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9381 GPIA, in 2018.
Cook Islands ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9849 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.97 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9617 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9987 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9644 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9678 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9576 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9865 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9741 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.952 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9915 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9692 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9986 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9639 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9381 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9842 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9933 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9849 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9777 GPIA | 0.9617 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.987 GPIA | 0.9576 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9753 GPIA | 0.9381 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9933 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cook Islands was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9381 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cook Islands ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release