School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (life) was 13.11 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.11 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
32nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
13.53 years
in 2021
All-time low
9.98 years
in 1970
Years of data
27
1970–2024
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 (years) (life) 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
- 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 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