School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
27th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9885 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
27
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cook Islands stood at 1.05 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cook Islands peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9885 GPIA, in 2012.
Cook Islands ranks 27th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9885 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9929 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9932 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9924 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9885 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cook Islands was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9885 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Cook Islands ranks 27th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 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