School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 10.79 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cook Islands, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cook Islands stood at 10.79 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cook Islands peaked at 11.29 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.44 years, in 2000.
Cook Islands ranks 16th 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, male in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.94 years | — |
| 1999 | 9.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.44 years | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 10.21 years | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 10.77 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 10.37 years | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 10.11 years | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 10 years | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.22 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.72 years | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 10.05 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.9 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 10.11 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.42 years | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.97 years | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 10.89 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.29 years | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 11.14 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.99 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 10.86 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 10.79 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.96 years | 9.94 years | 9.97 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2 years | 9.44 years | 10.77 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.24 years | 9.72 years | 10.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.01 years | 10.79 years | 11.29 years | 5 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, 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 (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Cook Islands was 10.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.29 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 years in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release