School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands stood at 10.99 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands peaked at 11.2 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.52 years, in 2000.
That places Cook Islands 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 years | — |
| 1999 | 9.86 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 9.52 years | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 10.17 years | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 10.68 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 10.41 years | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.12 years | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.82 years | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.97 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.81 years | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.07 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.29 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 10.73 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 10.95 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.04 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 10.95 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.99 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.93 years | 9.86 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.19 years | 9.52 years | 10.68 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.19 years | 9.81 years | 10.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.02 years | 10.95 years | 11.2 years | 5 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), 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, both sexes in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cook Islands was 10.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 years in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release