School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) was 6.52 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
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.
That places Cook Islands 52nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.1 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 8.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 8.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 8 years | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 7.83 years | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 7.78 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 8.02 years | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 6.01 years | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 5.97 years | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 6.07 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 7 years | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 6.11 years | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 6.78 years | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 6.47 years | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 6.35 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.04 years | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 6.4 years | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 6.73 years | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.48 years | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 6.57 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.73 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.69 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.52 years | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.15 years | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.15 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.93 years | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.12 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.96 years | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.23 years | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.22 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.51 years | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.57 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.66 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.53 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6.49 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.37 years | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.52 years | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -25.0% | 8.02 years | 6.01 years |
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
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, 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 52nd out of 218 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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February 2026 Data Release