Social Statistics

1997 - 2007 Student enrolment by level
YEAR Pre-School Primary Secondary Total Female Male
1997 447 2,882 1,906 5,235    
1998 460 2,711 1,779 4,950    
1999 422 2,594 1,751 4,767    
2000 465 2,379 1,704 4,548 2,202 2,346
2001 451 2,402 1,804 4,657 2,227 2,430
2002 399 2,388 1,881 4,668 2,246 2,422
2003 457 2,254 1,901 4,612 2,211 2,401
2004 472 2,225 1,934 4,631 2,234 2,397
2005 473 2,201 1,899 4,573 2,203 2,370
2007 463 1,968 1,915 4,346 2,097 2,249
Average 451 2,400 1,847 4,699 2,203 2,374


Students : Teacher ratio
REGION Number of Teachers

Total Students

 Students : Teacher Ratio
Male Female Total 2007 2005 Change
Northern Group 6 18 24 335 14.0 16.5 -2.5
Rarotonga 42 131 173 2,914 16.8 17.2 -0.4
Southern Group 16 66 82 1,097 13.4 14.2 -0.8
Total 64 215 279 4,346 15.6 16.2 -0.6

Source: Education Statistics Digest, Ministry of Education

Note: The Department of Education advised that data for 2006 is not available

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