School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 11.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cook Islands stood at 11.2 years. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cook Islands peaked at 11.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.62 years, in 2000.
Cook Islands ranks 8th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, female (years) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.05 years | — |
| 1999 | 9.73 years | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 9.62 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 10.12 years | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 10.57 years | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 10.47 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.14 years | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 10.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.93 years | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.89 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.72 years | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.05 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.16 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.48 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 11.01 years | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 11.12 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.94 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 10.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.06 years | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.2 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.89 years | 9.73 years | 10.05 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.19 years | 9.62 years | 10.57 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.15 years | 9.72 years | 11.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 years | 10.92 years | 11.2 years | 5 |
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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 and lower secondary, female in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cook Islands was 11.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.62 years in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 8th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release