Start month of the academic school year in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Start month of the academic school year was 1 tertiary education in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 5 countries
All-time high
2 tertiary education
in 2014
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Cook Islands, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 1 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Cook Islands peaked at 2 tertiary education in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 tertiary education | — |
| 1998 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 tertiary education | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tertiary education | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Anguilla 9 tertiary education compare
- 1 Central African Republic 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Myanmar 12 tertiary education compare
- 1 Montserrat 9 tertiary education compare
- 3 Congo 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Guinea 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Madagascar 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Niue 1 tertiary education compare
- 3 Suriname 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Togo 11 tertiary education compare
- 3 Tokelau 1 tertiary education compare
- 3 Tanzania 11 tertiary education compare
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 91 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Cook Islands?
- Start month of the academic school year in Cook Islands was 1 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tertiary education in 2014.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 1997.
- How does Cook Islands rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Cook Islands ranks 3rd out of 5 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release