School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 13.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 13.11 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cook Islands peaked at 13.53 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.98 years, in 1970.
Cook Islands ranks 32nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.98 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.17 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 10.06 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 11.4 years | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 11.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 10.82 years | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 11.75 years | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 12.46 years | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 12.21 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 12.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 12.4 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 12.19 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 12.09 years | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.67 years | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 12.53 years | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 11.66 years | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 12.03 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 12.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.46 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 13.11 years | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 13.26 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 13.51 years | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.31 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.9 years | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 13.11 years | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.08 years | 9.98 years | 10.17 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.06 years | 10.06 years | 10.06 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.42 years | 11.4 years | 11.44 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12 years | 10.82 years | 12.46 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.3 years | 11.66 years | 13.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.27 years | 12.9 years | 13.53 years | 5 |
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More education data for Cook Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.94 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.04 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cook Islands was 13.11 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.53 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.98 years in 1970.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 32nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release