School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.52 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.52 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
3rd
of 6 countries
All-time high
8.24 years
in 1972
All-time low
5.93 years
in 2013
Years of data
40
1970β2024
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cook Islands, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 6.52 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cook Islands peaked at 8.24 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.93 years, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.05 years | 7.78 years | 8.24 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.23 years | 5.97 years | 7 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.53 years | 6.35 years | 6.78 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.55 years | 6.04 years | 6.75 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.2 years | 5.93 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.51 years | 6.37 years | 6.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Anguilla 7.89 years compare
- 1 Haiti 11.16 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 7.57 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 9.68 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.26 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.68 years compare
- 4 Niue 5.96 years compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.59 years compare
- 5 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 5.86 years compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.56 years compare
- 6 Tokelau 3.39 years compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.02 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.04 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.04 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 107.94 (2024)
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 29.73 (2024)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education le 33.24 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cook Islands was 6.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.24 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 years in 2013.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Cook Islands ranks 3rd out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release