School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 6.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cook Islands, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Cook Islands is 6.75 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Cook Islands peaked at 6.98 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.23 years, in 1970.
Cook Islands ranks 56th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.23 years | — |
| 1971 | 2.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 3.01 years | +33.5% |
| 1998 | 4.95 years | +64.4% |
| 1999 | 4.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.78 years | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.25 years | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 5.63 years | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 5.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.45 years | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 5.56 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.79 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.43 years | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 6.22 years | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7 years | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.89 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 5.99 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.91 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.13 years | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 6.39 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.63 years | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 6.9 years | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 6.98 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 6.94 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.69 years | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 6.75 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.24 years | 2.23 years | 2.25 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.01 years | 3.01 years | 3.01 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.96 years | 4.95 years | 4.97 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.44 years | 4.78 years | 5.79 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.02 years | 5.43 years | 6.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.85 years | 6.69 years | 6.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.84 years compare
- 54 Palestine, State of 6.82 years compare
- 55 Fiji 6.79 years compare
- 57 Viet Nam 6.75 years compare
- 58 Argentina 6.7 years compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 6.68 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.94 (2024)
- 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 29.73 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Cook Islands?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cook Islands was 6.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 years in 1970.
- How does Cook Islands rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Cook Islands ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release