School life expectancy, primary, male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.35 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Cook Islands, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Cook Islands is 6.35 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Cook Islands peaked at 7.94 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.95 years, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.89 years | 7.75 years | 7.94 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 7.05 years | 7.05 years | 7.05 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.6 years | 6.46 years | 6.88 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.55 years | 6.04 years | 6.83 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.28 years | 5.95 years | 6.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.42 years | 6.21 years | 6.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 7.95 years compare
- 1 Haiti 11.29 years compare
- 2 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 7.95 years compare
- 2 Rwanda 9.45 years compare
- 3 St. Helena 6.53 years compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 9.43 years compare
- 4 Namibia 8.96 years compare
- 5 St. Kitts and Nevis 8.91 years compare
- 5 Niue 5.35 years compare
- 6 Mozambique, Republic of 8.82 years compare
- 6 Tokelau 3.44 years compare
- 7 Eswatini, Kingdom of 8.43 years compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- 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)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.04 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.04 (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)
- Duration of compulsory education 12 (2025)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Cook Islands was 6.35 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 years in 2013.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release