School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 6.7 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Cook Islands is 6.7 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Cook Islands peaked at 8.54 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.87 years, in 2015.
That places Cook Islands 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.47 years | — |
| 1971 | 8.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 8.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 8.51 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 6.95 years | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 6.67 years | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 6.47 years | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.22 years | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.04 years | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.28 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 6.61 years | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 6.38 years | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.77 years | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 6.54 years | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 6.65 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.11 years | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 6.07 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6 years | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.9 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.87 years | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 6.23 years | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3 years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.52 years | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 6.73 years | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5 years | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 6.62 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 6.54 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 6.7 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.51 years | 8.47 years | 8.54 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 6.95 years | 6.95 years | 6.95 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.45 years | 6.22 years | 6.67 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.47 years | 6.04 years | 6.77 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.12 years | 5.87 years | 6.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.62 years | 6.5 years | 6.73 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, female in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Cook Islands was 6.7 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.54 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.87 years in 2015.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Cook Islands ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release