School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cook Islands stood at 1.04 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cook Islands peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9555 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Cook Islands 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9756 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9904 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9809 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9719 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9842 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9826 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9942 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9754 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9555 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9851 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9815 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9941 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9931 GPIA | 0.9756 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9809 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9921 GPIA | 0.9555 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cook Islands was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9555 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Cook Islands ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release