Education in Cook Islands

712 indicators covering education for Cook Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 133 2025 down 11.3% 212th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st
Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th
Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Official entrance age to primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 192nd
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 1,537 2024 down 16.6% 208th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 181 2025 down 39.1% 215th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 97 2025 down 38.2% 214th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 191 2025 down 39.4% 215th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 93 2025 down 37.6% 215th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 190 2025 down 37.9% 215th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 372 2025 down 39.2% 215th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 203 2025 down 33.4% 214th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 1,339 2025 down 25.6% 213th
School age population, primary education, female 639 2025 down 27.6% 213th
School age population, primary education, male 700 2025 down 23.6% 213th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 105 2025 down 32.3% 214th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 98 2025 down 34.7% 214th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 245 2025 down 15.8% 213th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 116 2025 down 18.9% 213th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 1,051 2025 down 8.6% 211th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 498 2025 down 12.5% 211th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 129 2025 down 12.8% 213th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 941 2025 down 29.7% 215th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 553 2025 down 4.8% 211th
School age population, tertiary education, female 458 2025 down 33.1% 215th
School age population, tertiary education, male 483 2025 down 26.1% 215th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1,825 2025 down 8.5% 211th
School age population, secondary education, female 876 2025 down 11.7% 211th
School age population, secondary education, male 949 2025 down 5.3% 211th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 774 2025 down 8.3% 212th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 396 2025 down 5.9% 212th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 378 2025 down 10.6% 212th
Enrolment in primary education, male 787 2024 down 15.7% 206th
Enrolment in primary education, female 750 2024 down 17.5% 206th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1,824 2024 up 6.2% 207th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 96 2024 down 13.5% 208th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 355 2024 down 22.8% 208th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 921 2024 up 6.7% 206th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 903 2024 up 5.6% 206th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 113 2024 down 84.9% 198th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.52 years 2024 up 6.5% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 107.9% 2024 up 6.1% 49th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 87.5% 2024 up 0.1% 50th
Teachers in primary education, female 84 2024 down 13.4% 204th
Teachers in primary education, male 12 2024 down 14.3% 203rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 22 2024 down 88.6% 194th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 91 2024 down 83.6% 193rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 110.6% 2024 up 9.0% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 5.3% 12th